R/V Nathaniel B. Palmer NBP1310B: Underway Antarctic Oceanographic Data

The NSF-supported research icebreaker Nathaniel B. Palmer collected this underway data set during leg NBP1310B. The leg started at Hobart, Tasmania and ended at Rothera Base, supporting global change studies in biological, chemical, physical, and oceanographic disciplines. The dataset was last updated on January 23, 2014.

Use Cases

• Analyze physical oceanographic conditions along the Antarctic transit route based on underway data.
• Study chemical and biological parameters for global change research in the Southern Ocean.
• Model ship-track environmental transects between Tasmania and Rothera Base.

Strengths

• Data originates from a dedicated NSF-supported research icebreaker, indicating institutional credibility.
• Supports multi-disciplinary global change studies across biological, chemical, physical, and oceanographic fields.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Last updated 2014-01-23 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 the R/V Nathaniel B. Palmer research vessel.

Time Range

Covers the period of leg NBP1310B.

Freshness

Last updated 2014-01-23 23:59:59.999000.

Geography

Transit route from Hobart, Tasmania to Rothera Base in Antarctica.