NBP0206A: Underway Data from Antarctic Research Vessel Transit

R/V Nathaniel B. Palmer collected this data during a 2002 transit leg between Los Angeles, California, and Los Angeles, California. The NSF-supported icebreaker gathers data for biological, chemical, physical, and oceanographic global change studies in the Antarctic. This specific dataset, NBP0206A, was last updated on November 8, 2002.

Use Cases

• Analyze physical oceanographic conditions during a research vessel transit based on the description of physical discipline data.
• Study biogeochemical patterns in transit waters based on the mention of biological and chemical data collection.
• Model vessel-based time-series observations for Antarctic research based on the platform tags indicating time-series and underway data.
• Correlate transit data with other Antarctic global change studies based on the vessel's stated mission.

Strengths

• Data originates from the NSF-supported research icebreaker R/V Nathaniel B. Palmer, a dedicated platform for Antarctic science.
• Covers multiple scientific disciplines including biological, chemical, physical, and oceanographic measurements as stated in the description.

Limitations

• Last updated 2002-11-08 23:59:59.999000; freshness should be verified.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

SCIOPS

Collection Method

Underway data collected by the R/V Nathaniel B. Palmer research icebreaker.

Time Range

2002 (based on last update date and leg identifier).

Freshness

2002-11-08 23:59:59.999000

Geography

Transit route starting and ending at Los Angeles, California; likely includes oceanic regions en route to/from Antarctic operations.