NBP9406: Underway Oceanographic Data from the Ross Sea

The R/V Nathaniel B. Palmer NBP9406 dataset contains underway data collected during a research cruise in the Ross Sea. The NSF-supported icebreaker conducted global change studies in biological, chemical, physical, and oceanographic disciplines. This leg of the voyage started and ended at Lyttelton, New Zealand.

Use Cases

• Modeling phytoplankton bloom dynamics in the Ross Sea based on the dataset's focus on bloom dynamics.
• Analyzing Antarctic marine food web structure based on the dataset's stated research on food web structure.
• Studying temporal changes in oceanographic conditions based on the underway data collection method.
• Investigating biogeochemical cycles in polar regions based on the multidisciplinary global change studies mentioned.

Strengths

• Data originates from the NSF-supported research icebreaker R/V Nathaniel B. Palmer, a dedicated platform for Antarctic science.
• Focuses on specific, high-interest polar phenomena: bloom dynamics and food web structure in the Ross Sea.
• Covers multiple oceanographic disciplines as mentioned in the description: biological, chemical, physical, and oceanographic.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Last updated 1994-12-19 23:59:59.999000; freshness should be verified.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.

Provenance

Source

SCIOPS via NASA Earthdata.

Collection Method

Underway data collection from the R/V Nathaniel B. Palmer research vessel.

Time Range

Covers the period of research leg NBP9406.

Freshness

Last updated 1994-12-19 23:59:59.999000.

Geography

Ross Sea, with voyage starting and ending at Lyttelton, New Zealand.