NBP9603: Underway Oceanographic Data from Antarctic Research Cruise

1996 data collected during the R/V Nathaniel B. Palmer's NBP9603 research leg, which started and ended in Cape Town, South Africa. The dataset consists of underway measurements supporting global change studies in biological, chemical, physical, and oceanographic disciplines. It was contributed by the organization SCIOPS.

Use Cases

• Analyze ocean circulation patterns based on underway physical oceanographic data.
• Study global change impacts in Antarctic waters based on multidisciplinary measurements.
• Model water mass properties based on chemical and biological underway data.
• Validate satellite or model data against in-situ Antarctic observations.

Strengths

• Data originates from a dedicated NSF-supported research icebreaker.
• Covers multidisciplinary global change studies in biological, chemical, physical, and oceanographic disciplines.

Limitations

• Last updated 1996-06-28 23:59:59.999000; freshness should be verified.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and file formats are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

SCIOPS via NASA Earthdata.

Collection Method

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

Time Range

1996 (specific leg NBP9603).

Freshness

Last updated 1996-06-28 23:59:59.999000.

Geography

Antarctic region, cruise leg starting and ending in Cape Town, South Africa.