R/V Nathaniel B. Palmer NBP1601: Underway Antarctic Oceanographic Data

NBP1601 leg data was collected from the NSF-supported research icebreaker Nathaniel B. Palmer, which operates year-round for the U.S. Antarctic Program. The dataset consists of underway measurements supporting global change studies in biological, chemical, physical, and oceanographic disciplines. It was last updated on February 3, 2016, by the organization SCIOPS.

Use Cases

• Modeling oceanographic conditions in Antarctic regions based on underway physical measurements.
• Analyzing temporal changes in marine chemistry based on continuous chemical data collection.
• Studying biological patterns in polar waters based on biological sampling mentioned in the description.
• Correlating physical oceanographic data with climate change indicators for the Southern Ocean.

Strengths

• Data originates from a dedicated, NSF-supported research icebreaker operating year-round.
• Supports multidisciplinary global change studies across biological, chemical, physical, and oceanographic fields.
• Last update date is precisely recorded as 2016-02-03 23:59:59.999000.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• 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 platform.

Collection Method

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

Time Range

Covers the NBP1601 research leg.

Freshness

Last updated 2016-02-03 23:59:59.999000; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Antarctic and Southern Ocean regions served by the U.S. Antarctic Program.