R/V Nathaniel B. Palmer NBP1602: Antarctic Underway Research Data

Antarctic research data collected by the NSF-supported icebreaker R/V Nathaniel B. Palmer during leg NBP1602. The dataset consists of underway measurements supporting global change studies in biological, chemical, physical, and oceanographic disciplines. It was last updated on March 22, 2016.

Use Cases

• Analyzing temporal patterns in oceanographic conditions based on underway data.
• Modeling biological and chemical changes in Antarctic waters based on continuous measurements.
• Studying physical oceanographic processes in the Southern Ocean based on time-series data.
• Correlating multidisciplinary measurements for global change research based on the described data collection.

Strengths

• Data originates from a dedicated NSF-supported research icebreaker, suggesting authoritative collection.
• Supports multidisciplinary global change studies across biological, chemical, physical, and oceanographic fields.
• Last update date (2016-03-22) is explicitly provided.

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.

Collection Method

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

Time Range

Covers the period of leg NBP1602.

Freshness

Last updated 2016-03-22 23:59:59.999000; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Antarctic region and Southern Ocean.