NBP9404 ANZFLUX: Antarctic Zone Flux Experiment Underway Data

The NSF-supported R/V Nathaniel B. Palmer collected this underway data set during leg NBP9404 for the Antarctic Zone Flux Experiment (ANZFLUX). The research icebreaker operated in support of the U.S. Antarctic Program, conducting global change studies in biological, chemical, physical, and oceanographic disciplines. The voyage started and ended at Punta Arenas, Chile.

Use Cases

• Modeling ocean-atmosphere interactions in the Antarctic zone based on underway flux measurements.
• Analyzing time-series trends in physical oceanographic parameters from a research vessel.
• Studying biogeochemical cycles in polar regions based on the multidisciplinary research scope.
• Calibrating satellite-derived oceanographic data with in-situ Antarctic measurements.

Strengths

• Data originates from a dedicated NSF-supported research icebreaker, indicating a controlled collection environment.
• Covers multidisciplinary global change studies in biological, chemical, physical, and oceanographic disciplines.
• Provides a continuous time-series record from a specific Antarctic research voyage (NBP9404).

Limitations

• Last updated 1994-08-24 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 instruments aboard the R/V Nathaniel B. Palmer.

Time Range

1994 (specific voyage NBP9404)

Freshness

1994-08-24 23:59:59.999000

Geography

Antarctic zone, voyage from Punta Arenas, Chile to Punta Arenas, Chile