NBP0601: Underway Oceanographic Data from the Ross Sea, 2006

Ross Sea data from the NSF-supported R/V Nathaniel B. Palmer's NBP0601 research leg, which investigated iron, light, and CO2 effects on phytoplankton. The voyage started and ended in Lyttelton, New Zealand. Data was last updated on January 24, 2006.

Use Cases

• Modeling phytoplankton community responses based on the described investigation of iron, light, and CO2 interactions.
• Analyzing biogeochemical cycles in the Ross Sea based on the oceanographic and biological discipline focus.
• Studying Antarctic marine ecosystem dynamics based on the global change studies context.
• Calibrating satellite ocean color data with in-situ phytoplankton observations from the described research voyage.

Strengths

• Data originates from a dedicated NSF-supported Antarctic research icebreaker, suggesting authoritative collection.
• Focuses on a specific, scientifically critical region: the Ross Sea.
• Explicitly investigates the interaction of multiple environmental drivers (iron, light, CO2).

Limitations

• Last updated 2006-01 24 23:59:59.999000; 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.

Collection Method

Underway data collected from the R/V Nathaniel B. Palmer research vessel.

Time Range

2006 (from the NBP0601 leg and last update date).

Freshness

2006-01-24 23:59:59.999000

Geography

Ross Sea, Southern Ocean; voyage from Lyttelton, New Zealand to Lyttelton, New Zealand.