R/V Nathaniel B. Palmer NBP1402: Antarctic Underway Research Data

NBP1402 data originates from a dedicated NSF-supported research icebreaker conducting global change studies in the Antarctic. This leg of the R/V Nathaniel B. Palmer's voyage started and ended in Hobart, Tasmania. The dataset was last updated on March 16, 2014, and is provided by the organization SCIOPS.

Use Cases

• Analyze physical oceanographic conditions in Antarctic waters based on the description of global change studies.
• Study biological and chemical changes in the Southern Ocean based on the multidisciplinary research focus.
• Model time-series environmental trends from underway ship data based on the platform tags.
• Correlate Antarctic marine data with broader climate models based on the global change studies mentioned.

Strengths

• Data is from a dedicated NSF-supported research icebreaker, indicating a controlled collection environment.
• Covers multiple scientific disciplines including biological, chemical, physical, and oceanographic, suggesting interdisciplinary value.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Last updated 2014-03-16 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 the R/V Nathaniel B. Palmer research vessel.

Time Range

Covers the period of leg NBP1402.

Freshness

Last updated 2014-03-16 23:59:59.999000.

Geography

Antarctic region, voyage starting and ending in Hobart, Tasmania.