R/V Nathaniel B. Palmer NBP1305: Antarctic Underway Research Data

The 2013 NBP1305 research leg collected underway data from the R/V Nathaniel B. Palmer icebreaker during a voyage starting and ending in Valparaiso, Chile. The dataset supports global change studies in biological, chemical, physical, and oceanographic disciplines and is provided by the organization SCIOPS. Data was last updated on July 27, 2013.

Use Cases

• Analyzing underway oceanographic conditions based on the description of physical and chemical data collection.
• Studying biological patterns in Antarctic waters based on the mention of biological discipline data.
• Modeling ship-track environmental measurements based on the described global change studies.
• Correlating physical and chemical ocean properties along the cruise track based on the multidisciplinary nature of the data.

Strengths

• Data originates from a dedicated NSF-supported research icebreaker, indicating a controlled collection environment.
• Covers multiple scientific disciplines (biological, chemical, physical, oceanographic) for integrated analysis.
• Provides a specific temporal anchor with a last update date of 2013-07-27.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last updated 2013-07-27 23:59:59.999000; freshness should be verified.
• Row count, file formats, and sample data are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

SCIOPS via NASA Earthdata platform.

Collection Method

Underway data collected by instruments aboard the R/V Nathaniel B. Palmer research icebreaker.

Time Range

2013 (specific leg NBP1305).

Freshness

Last updated 2013-07-27 23:59:59.999000

Geography

Antarctic region, voyage from Valparaiso, Chile to Valparaiso, Chile.