NBP0808: Underway Oceanographic Data from Antarctic Research Icebreaker

R/V Nathaniel B. Palmer, an NSF-supported research icebreaker, collected this underway data during leg NBP0808 in support of the U.S. Antarctic Program. The dataset likely contains biological, chemical, physical, and oceanographic measurements from the ship's continuous sensors. DataSalon sourced this record from NASA Earthdata, last updated in August 2008.

Use Cases

• Modeling Antarctic ocean currents and water properties based on underway physical and oceanographic data.
• Studying marine biogeochemistry in polar regions based on chemical and biological measurements.
• Analyzing temporal changes in the Southern Ocean environment based on continuous sensor data from a research vessel.

Strengths

• Data originates from a dedicated NSF-supported research icebreaker, suggesting authoritative collection.
• Covers multiple scientific disciplines (biological, chemical, physical, oceanographic) for integrated analysis.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Last updated 2008-08 03 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 by sensors aboard the R/V Nathaniel B. Palmer research vessel.

Time Range

2008 (specific leg NBP0808)

Freshness

2008-08-03 23:59:59.999000

Geography

Antarctic region (operational area of the U.S. Antarctic Program)