R/V Nathaniel B. Palmer NBP0301B: Antarctic Underway Research Data

NBP0301B is a leg of data collection from the NSF-supported research icebreaker Nathaniel B. Palmer, which operates year-round for the U.S. Antarctic Program. The dataset consists of underway data from a leg that started and ended at McMurdo/Ice Edge in 2003. It supports global change studies in biological, chemical, physical, and oceanographic disciplines.

Use Cases

• Analyze physical oceanographic conditions in Antarctic waters based on underway data collection.
• Study biological and chemical changes in polar regions based on multidisciplinary global change studies.
• Model ship-track environmental transects based on the McMurdo/Ice Edge route described.
• Investigate seasonal or annual variability in Antarctic marine systems based on year-round icebreaker operations.

Strengths

• Data originates from a dedicated NSF-supported research icebreaker, indicating a controlled collection environment.
• Supports multidisciplinary global change studies across biological, chemical, physical, and oceanographic disciplines.

Limitations

• Last updated 2003-02-22 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 via NASA Earthdata.

Collection Method

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

Time Range

2003 (specific leg date range not provided).

Freshness

Last updated 2003-02-22 23:59:59.999000.

Geography

Antarctic region, specifically a leg starting and ending at McMurdo/Ice Edge.