R/V Nathaniel B. Palmer NBP1403: Underway Oceanographic Data from Tahiti to Tasmania

The NSF-supported research icebreaker Nathaniel B. Palmer collected this underway data set during leg NBP1403. The leg started at Papeete, Tahiti and ended at Hobart, Tasmania in support of the U.S. Antarctic Program. The data, last updated in May 2014, supports global change studies in biological, chemical, physical, and oceanographic disciplines.

Use Cases

• Modeling oceanographic conditions along a transect from Tahiti to Tasmania based on the described voyage route.
• Analyzing time-series trends in biological, chemical, or physical parameters from the underway data.
• Studying global change impacts in Antarctic and sub-Antarctic regions based on the research vessel's mission.

Strengths

• Data originates from the NSF-supported research icebreaker Nathaniel B. Palmer, a dedicated scientific platform.
• Supports multi-disciplinary global change studies in biological, chemical, physical, and oceanographic fields.
• Covers a specific voyage leg (NBP1403) with a defined start and end point.

Limitations

• Last updated 2014-05-05 23:59:59.999000; freshness should be verified.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

SCIOPS via NASA Earthdata

Collection Method

Underway data collection from the R/V Nathaniel B. Palmer research vessel.

Time Range

2014 (from voyage leg NBP1403)

Freshness

Last updated 2014-05-05 23:59:59.999000

Geography

Ocean transect from Papeete, Tahiti to Hobart, Tasmania.