NBP0503: Underway Data from Antarctic Research Cruise

R/V Nathaniel B. Palmer NBP0503 data consists of underway measurements collected during a research cruise for the U.S. Antarctic Program. The leg started and ended in Punta Arenas, Chile, supporting global change studies in biological, chemical, physical, and oceanographic disciplines. The dataset was last updated on June 19, 2005.

Use Cases

• Analyzing temporal patterns of oceanographic conditions based on underway data collection.
• Studying biological and chemical changes in Antarctic waters during the research cruise.
• Modeling physical oceanographic processes in the Southern Ocean.
• Investigating interdisciplinary global change signals from a coordinated research platform.

Strengths

• Data originates from the NSF-supported research icebreaker R/V Nathaniel B. Palmer, an authoritative platform.
• Supports interdisciplinary global change studies across biological, chemical, physical, and oceanographic disciplines.
• Provides a specific temporal snapshot from a defined research leg (NBP0503).

Limitations

• Last updated 2005-06-19 23:59:59.999000; freshness should be verified.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.

Provenance

Source

SCIOPS via NASA Earthdata.

Collection Method

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

Time Range

Covers the period of research leg NBP0503.

Freshness

Last updated 2005-06-19 23:59:59.999000

Geography

Antarctic region, with cruise starting and ending in Punta Arenas, Chile.