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R/V Nathaniel B. Palmer NBP0902 - Free drifting icebergs: Influence of floating islands on pelagic ecosystems in the Weddell Sea

Entry ID: NBP0902

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Summary

Abstract: The NSF-supported research icebreaker Nathaniel B. Palmer operates year-round in support of the U.S. Antarctic Program, carrying out global change studies in biological, chemical, physical, and oceanographic disciplines.
This data set consists of underway data from leg NBP0902 on the R/V Nathaniel B. Palmer. This leg started at Punta Arenas, Chile and ended at Punta Arenas, Chile.

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Description: Expedition Data

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

	N: -52.66	S: -65.79	E: -40.4	W: -68.12
Min Altitude: 0 Max Altitude: 0

Parent DIF

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Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 2009-03-07

Stop Date: 2009-04-14

Location Keywords

VERTICAL LOCATION > SEA FLOOR

OCEAN > SOUTHERN OCEAN > WEDDELL SEA

Science Keywords

ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > AIR TEMPERATURE

ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION > INCOMING SOLAR RADIATION

ISO Topic Category

GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION

OCEANS

Platform

R/V NBP > R/V Nathaniel B. Palmer

Instrument

CTD > Conductivity, Temperature, Depth

GRAVIMETERS

GPS > Global Positioning System

ADCP > Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler

Project

NSF/OPP > Office of Polar Programs, National Science Foundation

AMBS > Antarctic Multibeam Bathymetry & Geophysical Synthesis

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Originating Center

COLUMBIA/LDEO/MGDS

Data Center

Marine Geoscience Data System, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University

Data Center URL: http://www.marine-geo.org/
Dataset ID: NBP0902

Data Center Personnel
Name: MARINE GEOSCIENCE DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEM DATA MANAGER Email: info at marine-geo.org Contact Address: Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory 61 Route 9W City: Palisades Province or State: NY Postal Code: 10964 Country: USA

Distribution

Distribution Media: Online HTTP

Fees: None

Personnel

KEN L. SMITH

Role: INVESTIGATOR

Email: ksmith at ucsd.edu

Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2010-05-04

Last DIF Revision Date: 2010-08-19

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