NBP9504: Underway Data from Antarctic Research Icebreaker Transit

R/V Nathaniel B. Palmer, a U.S. Antarctic Program research icebreaker, collected this underway data during its NBP9504 transit leg. The leg started and ended at Lyttelton, New Zealand, supporting global change studies in biological, chemical, physical, and oceanographic disciplines. The dataset was last updated on July 7, 1995.

Use Cases

• Analyzing oceanographic conditions during a specific Antarctic transit based on the underway data collection.
• Studying temporal changes in marine properties along the ship's route mentioned in the description.
• Correlating biological, chemical, and physical measurements for interdisciplinary global change research.
• Establishing baseline environmental data for the Antarctic region from a 1995 research cruise.

Strengths

• Data originates from the NSF-supported research icebreaker R/V Nathaniel B. Palmer, a dedicated platform for Antarctic science.
• Supports interdisciplinary global change studies across biological, chemical, physical, and oceanographic disciplines.
• Covers a complete transit leg (NBP9504) with a defined start and end point at Lyttelton, New Zealand.

Limitations

• Last updated 1995-07-07 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

1995 (specific cruise leg NBP9504)

Freshness

1995-07-07 23:59:59.999000

Geography

Antarctic region, transit starting and ending at Lyttelton, New Zealand