NBP0804: Marine Geophysical Underway Data from Antarctic Research Cruise

Underway data was collected during leg NBP0804 of the R/V Nathaniel B. Palmer research icebreaker. The cruise, supported by the NSF for the U.S. Antarctic Program, conducted global change studies in biological, chemical, physical, and oceanographic disciplines. The leg started and ended at Lyttelton, New Zealand.

Use Cases

• Analyze marine geophysical conditions along the cruise track based on the underway data collection.
• Study temporal patterns in oceanographic parameters based on the time-series nature of the data.
• Correlate physical oceanographic data with biological or chemical observations from the same cruise.
• Model Antarctic marine environments using data collected from a dedicated research icebreaker.

Strengths

• Data originates from a dedicated NSF-supported research icebreaker, the R/V Nathaniel B. Palmer.
• Focuses on the Antarctic region, a critical area for global change studies.
• Covers multiple disciplines including biological, chemical, physical, and oceanographic data.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Last updated 2008-04-13 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

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

Time Range

Covers the period of cruise leg NBP0804.

Freshness

Last updated 2008-04-13 23:59:59.999000.

Geography

Antarctic region, with cruise starting and ending at Lyttelton, New Zealand.