NBP9909: Antarctic Pack Ice Seals Underway Data from R/V Nathaniel B. Palmer

R/V Nathaniel B. Palmer leg NBP9909 collected underway data for Antarctic pack ice seal studies. The research icebreaker, supported by the NSF, conducts global change studies in biological, chemical, physical, and oceanographic disciplines. This specific leg started and ended at Lyttelton, New Zealand.

Use Cases

• Analyze seal distribution patterns based on Antarctic pack ice habitat data.
• Study polar oceanographic conditions from underway measurements collected during the research cruise.
• Model biological and chemical interactions in Antarctic marine ecosystems based on multidisciplinary data collection.
• Investigate temporal changes in the Antarctic pack ice environment from time-series observations.

Strengths

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

Limitations

• Last updated 2000-02-09 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 collected by the R/V Nathaniel B. Palmer research icebreaker.

Time Range

Covers the period of leg NBP9909.

Freshness

Last updated 2000-02-09 23:59:59.999000.

Geography

Antarctic region, with the cruise leg starting and ending at Lyttelton, New Zealand.