NBP9703: Underway Oceanographic Data from Antarctic Research Cruise
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Description
R/V Nathaniel B. Palmer collected this underway data during leg NBP9703, which started and ended at Lyttelton, New Zealand. The NSF-supported icebreaker supports the U.S. Antarctic Program for global change studies in biological, chemical, physical, and oceanographic disciplines. The dataset was last updated on May 10, 1997.
Use Cases
Modeling Antarctic oceanographic conditions based on underway physical measurements.
Analyzing temporal trends in marine chemistry based on continuous sampling data.
Studying biological distributions in polar regions based on underway biological data collection.
Strengths
Data originates from a dedicated NSF-supported research icebreaker, ensuring professional collection standards.
Covers multiple disciplines relevant to global change studies as stated in the description.
Limitations
Last updated 1997-05-10 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
Collection Method
Underway data collection from the R/V Nathaniel B. Palmer research vessel.
Time Range
1997 (specific cruise leg NBP9703)
Freshness
1997-05-10 23:59:59.999000
Geography
Antarctic region, cruise from Lyttelton, New Zealand and return.
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