R/V Nathaniel B. Palmer NBP1501

Antarctic and Southern Ocean data were collected during the NBP1501 research cruise aboard the NSF-supported icebreaker R/V Nathaniel B. Palmer. The dataset consists of underway measurements supporting global change studies in biological, chemical, physical, and oceanographic disciplines. It was last updated in January 2015.

Use Cases

• Modeling oceanographic conditions in the Antarctic based on underway physical measurements.
• Analyzing time-series trends in biological and chemical properties for global change studies.
• Correlating underway data with other Antarctic research datasets for multi-disciplinary analysis.

Strengths

• Data originates from a dedicated NSF-supported research icebreaker, suggesting institutional quality control.
• 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 2015-01-20 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 collection during the NBP1501 research cruise.

Time Range

Coverage corresponds to the NBP1501 cruise leg.

Freshness

Last updated 2015-01-20 23:59:59.999000.

Geography

Antarctic and Southern Ocean regions.