NBP9704A: Underway Data from Antarctic Research Vessel Transit

R/V Nathaniel B. Palmer NBP9704A - Transit is a dataset of underway measurements collected during a research vessel leg in support of the U.S. Antarctic Program. The NSF-supported icebreaker Nathaniel B. Palmer gathered these data for global change studies in biological, chemical, physical, and oceanographic disciplines. The leg started and ended at Auckland, New Zealand, with data last updated on June 6, 1997.

Use Cases

• Analyzing oceanographic conditions during Antarctic transit based on underway data mentioned in the description.
• Studying temporal patterns of global change variables like temperature or salinity from the time-series data.
• Correlating biological and chemical measurements with physical oceanographic data collected by the research vessel.
• Modeling environmental conditions along the vessel's transit route between New Zealand and Antarctic waters.

Strengths

• Data originates from the NSF-supported research icebreaker Nathaniel B. Palmer, an authoritative platform for Antarctic science.
• Supports multidisciplinary global change studies across biological, chemical, physical, and oceanographic disciplines.
• Provides a specific temporal snapshot from leg NBP9704A, which started and ended at Auckland, New Zealand.

Limitations

• Last updated 1997-06-06 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 by the R/V Nathaniel B. Palmer research icebreaker.

Time Range

Covers the period of leg NBP9704A.

Freshness

1997-06-06 23:59:59.999000

Geography

Transit starting and ending at Auckland, New Zealand, through Antarctic waters.