NBP0701: Underway Oceanographic Data from the Ross Sea Embayment, 2007

Underway data was collected during research cruise leg NBP0701 of the R/V Nathaniel B. Palmer icebreaker. The dataset originates from a 2007 expedition supported by the U.S. Antarctic Program and the National Science Foundation. The voyage investigated the connection between mid-Cenozoic seafloor spreading and the western Ross Sea Embayment, starting and ending in Lyttelton, New Zealand.

Use Cases

• Analyzing underway oceanographic conditions (e.g., temperature, salinity) for the Ross Sea region based on the description of global change studies.
• Correlating seafloor spreading history with bathymetric or geophysical measurements collected during the cruise.
• Studying temporal and spatial patterns of physical and chemical ocean properties in Antarctic waters.
• Supporting geological models of the Ross Sea Embayment's formation based on the expedition's stated research focus.

Strengths

• Data originates from a dedicated NSF-supported research icebreaker, indicating a controlled collection environment.
• The dataset has a specific temporal anchor, with a last updated timestamp of 2007-01-28.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

SCIOPS via NASA Earthdata

Collection Method

Collected as underway data from the R/V Nathaniel B. Palmer research vessel.

Time Range

2007 (from cruise leg NBP0701)

Freshness

Last updated 2007-01-28 23:59:59.999000; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Ross Sea Embayment, Antarctic region; voyage from Lyttelton, New Zealand and return.