NBP9207: Antarctic Bottom Water Formation Underway Data from R/V Nathaniel B. Palmer
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Description
R/V Nathaniel B. Palmer collected underway data during leg NBP9207, which started and ended in Punta Arenas, Chile. The NSF-supported research icebreaker supports global change studies in biological, chemical, physical, and oceanographic disciplines. This dataset was last updated in December 1992.
Use Cases
Modeling Antarctic bottom water formation based on underway physical oceanographic data.
Analyzing time-series changes in oceanographic conditions during a specific research cruise.
Studying global change impacts in the Antarctic region based on multidisciplinary data collection.
Strengths
Data originates from the NSF-supported research icebreaker R/V Nathaniel B. Palmer, a dedicated scientific platform.
Covers multidisciplinary global change studies in biological, chemical, physical, and oceanographic disciplines.
Limitations
Last updated 1992-12 03 23:59:59.999000; freshness should be verified.
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 collected by the R/V Nathaniel B. Palmer research icebreaker.
Time Range
Covers the period of leg NBP9207.
Freshness
1992-12-03 23:59:59.999000
Geography
Antarctic region, cruise from Punta Arenas, Chile to Punta Arenas, Chile.
License is unknown; terms of use should be verified before download.