NBP9301: Marine Heat Flow Underway Data from West Antarctica

1993 data from the R/V Nathaniel B. Palmer's NBP9301 research leg, which started and ended in Punta Arenas, Chile. The dataset consists of underway measurements collected in support of global change studies in biological, chemical, physical, and oceanographic disciplines around West Antarctica. It was supported by the National Science Foundation and managed by the organization SCIOPS.

Use Cases

• Analyze marine heat flow dynamics based on the physical oceanographic measurements mentioned in the description.
• Study temporal changes in water column properties based on the underway time-series data.
• Model biological or chemical oceanographic processes in the Antarctic based on the multidisciplinary data collection.
• Correlate physical oceanographic conditions with other global change studies based on the integrated data from the research cruise.

Strengths

• Data originates from a dedicated NSF-supported research icebreaker, indicating a controlled collection environment.
• Covers multidisciplinary global change studies including biological, chemical, physical, and oceanographic measurements.

Limitations

• Last updated 1993-03 21 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

nasa_earthdata

Collection Method

Underway data collected by the R/V Nathaniel B. Palmer research icebreaker.

Time Range

1993 (from the NBP9301 leg)

Freshness

1993-03-21 23:59:59.999000

Geography

West Antarctica, with cruise start and end point at Punta Arenas, Chile.