NBP0304B: Underway Oceanographic Data from Antarctic Research Cruise

R/V Nathaniel B. Palmer, a U.S. Antarctic Program research icebreaker, collected this underway data during leg NBP0304B. The data set supports global change studies in biological, chemical, physical, and oceanographic disciplines. The leg started and ended at Barrow, Alaska, and the data was last updated in October 2003.

Use Cases

• Reconstructing Late Cretaceous and Cenozoic ocean conditions in the Southwest Pacific based on the dataset's paleoclimate focus.
• Analyzing physical and chemical oceanographic properties for global change studies based on the description of the research disciplines.
• Studying biological patterns in Antarctic waters based on the mention of biological research support.
• Mapping the geospatial track and environmental conditions of the research cruise leg NBP0304B.

Strengths

• Data originates from the NSF-supported research icebreaker R/V Nathaniel B. Palmer, a dedicated platform for Antarctic science.
• Supports multidisciplinary global change studies across biological, chemical, physical, and oceanographic fields.
• Last update timestamp is precisely recorded as 2003-10-13 23:59:59.999000.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last updated 2003-10-13 23:59:59.999000; freshness should be verified.
• Row count and file formats are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

SCIOPS via NASA Earthdata platform.

Collection Method

Underway data collected during research cruise leg NBP0304B on the R/V Nathaniel B. Palmer.

Time Range

Covers the period of cruise leg NBP0304B, with data last updated in 2003.

Freshness

2003-10-13 23:59:59.999000

Geography

Cruise track for leg NBP0304B started and ended at Barrow, Alaska, operating in the Southwest Pacific and Antarctic regions.