NBP9907: Underway Data from Antarctic Research Icebreaker Transit

SCIOPS provides underway data from leg NBP9907 of the R/V Nathaniel B. Palmer research icebreaker. The leg transited from Punta Arenas, Chile, and returned to Punta Arenas, Chile. The data was last updated on July 26, 1999.

Use Cases

• Analyzing oceanographic conditions during Antarctic transit based on the description of underway data.
• Studying temporal changes in marine environments based on the time-series nature of ship-collected data.
• Correlating biological and chemical measurements with physical oceanographic data from the same platform.
• Mapping the spatial path of the research vessel and associated environmental readings.

Strengths

• Data originates from the NSF-supported R/V Nathaniel B. Palmer, a dedicated research icebreaker.
• Covers multidisciplinary global change studies in biological, chemical, physical, and oceanographic disciplines.

Limitations

• Last updated 1999-07-26 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

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

Time Range

1999 (specific leg NBP9907)

Freshness

1999-07-26 23:59:59.999000

Geography

Antarctic region, transit from Punta Arenas, Chile, to Punta Arenas, Chile.