NBP9207: Antarctic Bottom Water Formation Underway Data from R/V Nathaniel B. Palmer

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.