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R/V Nathaniel B. Palmer NBP1101 - Ross Sea Expedition

Entry ID: NBP1101

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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 NBP1101 on the R/V Nathaniel B. Palmer. This leg started at McMurdo Station and ended at McMurdo Station.

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Description: Expedition Data

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

	N: -71.42	S: -77.85	E: -171.5	W: 165.64
Min Altitude: 0 Max Altitude: 0

Parent DIF

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Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 2011-01-19

Stop Date: 2011-02-15

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR

VERTICAL LOCATION > SEA FLOOR

OCEAN > SOUTHERN OCEAN > ROSS SEA

Science Keywords

ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > AIR TEMPERATURE

ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION > INCOMING SOLAR RADIATION

ISO Topic Category

CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE

Platform

TERRA > Earth Observing System, TERRA (AM-1)

Instrument

MODIS > Moderate-Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer

Project

EOS > Earth Observing System

EOSDIS > Earth Observing System Data Information System

ESIP > Earth Science Information Partners Program

TERRA > Earth Observing System (EOS), TERRA

Data Set Progress

IN WORK

Data Center

L1 and Atmosphere Archive and Distribution System,Biospheric Information Systems Branch, Hydrospheric and Biospheric Sciences Laboratory, Earth Sciences Division, Science and Exploration Directorate, Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA

Data Center URL: http://ladsweb.nascom.nasa.gov/
Dataset ID: MODATML2 Collection 004 and 005

Data Center Personnel
Name: LAADS USER SUPPORT TEAM Phone: 301-731-2917, 1-866-506-6347 (toll-free - US only) Fax: 301-577-6622 Email: modapsuso at sigmaspace.com Contact Address: LAADS User Support Team 4801 Forbes Boulevard City: Lanham Province or State: MD Postal Code: 20706 Country: USA