NBP0406: Underway Oceanographic Data from the R/V Nathaniel B. Palmer Antarctic Cruise

SCIOPS provides the NBP0406 dataset from the NSF-supported research icebreaker R/V Nathaniel B. Palmer. The data consists of underway measurements collected during a 2004 Antarctic research leg that started and ended in Cape Town, South Africa. This dataset supports studies in biological, chemical, physical, and oceanographic disciplines related to global change.

Use Cases

• Modeling oceanographic conditions in the Southern Ocean based on the underway physical and chemical measurements.
• Analyzing temporal patterns of biological and chemical properties during the Antarctic research cruise.
• Calibrating or validating satellite-derived ocean data with in-situ measurements from the research vessel.
• Studying the relationship between underway data and Late Cretaceous/Cenozoic paleoclimate reconstructions mentioned in the title.

Strengths

• Data originates from the NSF-supported R/V Nathaniel B. Palmer, a dedicated research icebreaker.
• Covers multiple oceanographic disciplines: biological, chemical, physical, and oceanographic.
• Specific cruise leg (NBP0406) and date (last updated 2004-09-01) are documented.

Limitations

• Last updated 2004-09-01; freshness should be verified.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and file formats are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

SCIOPS via NASA Earthdata platform.

Collection Method

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

Time Range

2004 (specific cruise leg NBP0406).

Freshness

Last updated 2004-09-01 23:59:59.999000; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Southern Ocean/Antarctic region, cruise from Cape Town, South Africa to Cape Town, South Africa.