R/V Nathaniel B. Palmer NBP1508: Antarctic Underway Oceanographic Data

Underway data from leg NBP1508 of the NSF-supported research icebreaker R/V Nathaniel B. Palmer, which operates year-round for the U.S. Antarctic Program. The dataset supports global change studies in biological, chemical, physical, and oceanographic disciplines. The data was last updated on October 23, 2015.

Use Cases

• Modeling Antarctic oceanographic conditions based on underway physical measurements.
• Analyzing temporal trends in marine chemical properties for climate studies.
• Correlating biological observations with environmental data from the research cruise.
• Calibrating remote sensing data with in-situ measurements from the Southern Ocean.

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.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last updated 2015-10-23 23:59:59.999000; freshness should be verified.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

SCIOPS

Collection Method

Collected as underway data during a specific research cruise leg (NBP1508) on the R/V Nathaniel B. Palmer.

Time Range

Covers the period of cruise leg NBP1508.

Freshness

2015-10-23 23:59:59.999000

Geography

Antarctic region and Southern Ocean, based on the vessel's mission for the U.S. Antarctic Program.