NBP0402: Antarctic Ocean Underway Data from the R/V Nathaniel B. Palmer

2004 data from the NSF-supported research icebreaker R/V Nathaniel B. Palmer during leg NBP0402, which operated between McMurdo Station and the ice edge. The dataset contains underway measurements supporting global change studies in biological, chemical, physical, and oceanographic disciplines. It was collected by the organization SCIOPS.

Use Cases

• Modeling cross-slope water exchanges based on underway oceanographic measurements.
• Analyzing temporal patterns in Antarctic marine environments based on time-series data.
• Studying the physical properties of the Antarctic Slope Front based on collected underway data.
• Correlating biological and chemical observations with physical oceanographic conditions from the same cruise.

Strengths

• Data originates from a dedicated NSF-supported research icebreaker, suggesting high-quality collection methods.
• Covers multiple oceanographic disciplines (biological, chemical, physical) for integrated analysis.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Last updated 2004-04-06 23:59:59.999000; freshness should be verified.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.

Provenance

Source

SCIOPS via NASA Earthdata

Collection Method

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

Time Range

2004 (specific leg NBP0402).

Freshness

Last updated 2004-04-06 23:59:59.999000.

Geography

Antarctic region, route from McMurdo Station to the ice edge and back.