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Nathaniel B. Palmer 0102 - underway geophysical data

Entry ID: NBP0102_geophysics

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Summary

Abstract: This data set contains underway geophysical data collected on a transit cruise
between Cape Town, South Africa, and Punta Arenas, Chile, during April 2001.
We collected gravity data using a shipboard Lacoste-Romberg gravimeter,
magnetic field data using a proton precession magnetometer towed behind the
ship, and centerbeam depth (bathymetry beneath the ship). IGRF2000, calculated
for the ...

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Caption: Track plot of NBP0102

Description: Map of the South Atlantic bathymetry showing the trackline
(white) followed by the NBP0102 cruise

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

	N: -33.87	S: -49.67	E: 18.27	W: -57.56
Min Altitude: -0 METER Max Altitude: -0 METER
Min Depth: -96 METER Max Depth: -5739 METER

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 2001-04-01

Stop Date: 2001-04-15

Paleo Temporal Coverage

Paleo Start Date: 196 Ma
Paleo Stop Date: 0 Ma
Chrono Unit:

PHANEROZOIC > CENOZOIC

Chrono Unit:

PHANEROZOIC > MESOZOIC > JURASSIC

Chrono Unit:

PHANEROZOIC > MESOZOIC

Location Keywords

OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN

OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > SOUTH ATLANTIC OCEAN

Data Resolution

Latitude Resolution: 0.001 deg.
Longitude Resolution: 0.005 deg.
Vertical Resolution: 1 m
Temporal Resolution: 1 minute

Science Keywords

OCEANS > BATHYMETRY/SEAFLOOR TOPOGRAPHY > SEAFLOOR TOPOGRAPHY

OCEANS > BATHYMETRY/SEAFLOOR TOPOGRAPHY

ISO Topic Category

ELEVATION

GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION

OCEANS

Platform

SHIPS

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

Instrument

GRAVIMETERS

MAGNETOMETERS

Project

BOREAS > The Boreal Ecosystem-Atmosphere Study

CWIC > CEOS WGISS Integrated Catalog

EOSDIS > Earth Observing System Data Information System

ESIP > Earth Science Information Partners Program

Ancillary Keywords

DBH

EOSDIS

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Data Center

THE OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY (ORNL) DISTRIBUTED ACTIVE ARCHIVE CENTER (DAAC)

Data Center URL: http://daac.ornl.gov/
Dataset ID: 258

Data Center Personnel
Name: ORNL DAAC USER SERVICES OFFICE Phone: (865) 574-7447 Email: uso at daac.ornl.gov Contact Address: ORNL DAAC User Services Office Oak Ridge National Laboratory City: Oak Ridge Province or State: TN Postal Code: 37831-6407 Country: USA