NBP9508: Underway Oceanographic Data from the Ross Sea

R/V Nathaniel B. Palmer collected this underway data during its 1995 Antarctic research cruise NBP9508. The dataset supports studies of bloom dynamics and food web structure in the Ross Sea, focusing on biological, chemical, physical, and oceanographic global change. It was created by SCIOPS and last updated in January 1996.

Use Cases

• Modeling phytoplankton bloom dynamics based on biological and chemical underway measurements.
• Analyzing Antarctic food web structure based on multi-disciplinary oceanographic data.
• Studying physical oceanographic changes in the Ross Sea based on underway sensor data.

Strengths

• Data originates from a dedicated NSF-supported research icebreaker.
• Covers multiple disciplines: biological, chemical, physical, and oceanographic.
• Focuses on the scientifically significant Ross Sea ecosystem.

Limitations

• Last updated 1996-01-14 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 vessel.

Time Range

1995 (from cruise identifier NBP9508).

Freshness

Last updated 1996-01-14 23:59:59.999000.

Geography

Ross Sea, Antarctic, with cruise originating and ending in Lyttelton, New Zealand.