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R/V Nathaniel B. Palmer NBP1005A - ASPIRE (Amundsen Sea Polynya International Research Expedition)

Entry ID: NBP1005A

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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 NBP1005A on the R/V Nathaniel B. Palmer.

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Description: Expedition Data

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

	N: -74.92	S: -77.36	E: -158.63	W: 165.99
Min Altitude: 0 Max Altitude: 0

Parent DIF

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AMBS

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 2010-01-13

Stop Date: 2011-01-16

Location Keywords

OCEAN > SOUTHERN OCEAN

CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR

VERTICAL LOCATION > SEA FLOOR

Science Keywords

SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING > LIDAR > LIDAR BACKSCATTER

ISO Topic Category

CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE

Instrument

MPL > Micropulse Lidar

Project

IPY > INTERNATIONAL POLAR YEAR

Use Constraints PICCCBY

Data Center

National Institute of Polar Research, Ministry of Education, Science, Sports and Culture, Japan

Data Center URL: http://www.nipr.ac.jp/

Data Center Personnel
Name: MASATAKA SHIOBARA Phone: +81-42-512-0678 Email: shio at nipr.ac.jp Contact Address: 10-3, Midori-cho City: Tachikawa-shi Province or State: Tokyo Postal Code: 190-8518 Country: Japan