R/V Nathaniel B. Palmer NBP0704: Antarctic Underway Research Data

Antarctic research data was collected by the NSF-supported icebreaker R/V Nathaniel B. Palmer during leg NBP0704. The leg started and ended in Punta Arenas, Chile, and the dataset contains underway measurements for biological, chemical, physical, and oceanographic global change studies. The data was last updated in June 2007.

Use Cases

• Modeling Antarctic oceanographic conditions based on underway physical and chemical measurements.
• Studying biological productivity in polar regions based on biological data collected during the cruise.
• Analyzing temporal changes in marine environments based on the time-series nature of the underway data.
• Calibrating satellite-derived ocean data with in-situ measurements from the Antarctic region.

Strengths

• Data originates from a dedicated NSF-supported research icebreaker, suggesting high instrument quality.
• Covers multiple scientific disciplines (biological, chemical, physical, oceanographic) for integrated analysis.
• Provides a specific temporal snapshot from a completed research leg (NBP0704).

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Last updated 2007-06-20 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 from instruments aboard the R/V Nathaniel B. Palmer research vessel.

Time Range

Covers the period of research leg NBP0704.

Freshness

Last updated 2007-06-20 23:59:59.999000.

Geography

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