R/V Nathaniel B. Palmer NBP9704: Underway Transit Data from Antarctic Research Cruise

The NSF-supported research icebreaker Nathaniel B. Palmer collected this underway data during leg NBP9704. 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 May 19, 1997.

Use Cases

• Analyze physical oceanographic conditions along the transit route based on the description of physical discipline data.
• Study chemical properties of Antarctic waters based on the description of chemical discipline data.
• Investigate biological phenomena in the Southern Ocean based on the description of biological discipline data.
• Model ship-based transit patterns for logistical planning based on the start and end points in Lyttelton, New Zealand.

Strengths

• Data originates from a dedicated NSF-supported research icebreaker, indicating a controlled collection environment.
• Covers multiple scientific disciplines (biological, chemical, physical, oceanographic) for integrated analysis.
• Provides a specific temporal anchor with a last update date of 1997-05-19.

Limitations

• Last updated 1997-05-19 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

Collected as underway data from the R/V Nathaniel B. Palmer research vessel.

Time Range

1997 (specific leg NBP9704).

Freshness

1997-05-19

Geography

Transit starting and ending at Lyttelton, New Zealand; Antarctic region.