R/V Nathaniel B. Palmer NBP1610: Antarctic Underway Research Data

2016 data from the NSF-supported research icebreaker Nathaniel B. Palmer, operating in support of the U.S. Antarctic Program. This dataset consists of underway data from leg NBP1610, carrying out global change studies in biological, chemical, physical, and oceanographic disciplines. The data was aggregated by SCIOPS and last updated on December 16, 2016.

Use Cases

• Analyzing physical oceanographic conditions in Antarctic waters based on underway data.
• Studying temporal patterns in biological and chemical parameters during a research cruise.
• Modeling global change impacts on polar marine systems based on multidisciplinary cruise data.

Strengths

• Data originates from a dedicated NSF-supported research icebreaker, suggesting authoritative collection.
• Covers multiple scientific disciplines (biological, chemical, physical, oceanographic) for integrated analysis.

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.
• Last updated 2016-12-16 23:59:59.999000; freshness should be verified.

Provenance

Source

SCIOPS via NASA Earthdata.

Collection Method

Underway data collected during research cruise leg NBP1610 on the R/V Nathaniel B. Palmer.

Time Range

2016 (specific cruise leg NBP1610).

Freshness

Last updated 2016-12-16 23:59:59.999000.

Geography

Antarctic region, specific cruise track unknown.