gov.noaa.nodc:0001262 eng utf8 dataset NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact HTTPS NOAA Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information custodian 2026-01-21T05:38:06Z ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) Summer oceanographic measurements near the Mertz Polynya (46-68S, 140-150E) on NATHANIEL B PALMER Cruise 00-08 from 2000-12-21 to 2001-01-19 (NCEI Accession 0001262) 2003-12-10 publication 2026-01-21 revision 2003-12-10 creation NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information gov.noaa.nodc:0001262 NCEI Archive Management System 0001262 NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact HTTPS NCEI Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information publisher Philip A. Mele Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory (LDEO) pmele@ldeo.columbia.edu http://www.ldeo.columbia.edu/ HTTP Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory (LDEO) website Institution web page information resourceProvider Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory (LDEO) http://www.ldeo.columbia.edu/ HTTP Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory (LDEO) website Institution web page information resourceProvider Stanley S. Jacobs Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory (LDEO) sjacobs@ldeo.columbia.edu http://www.ldeo.columbia.edu/ HTTP Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory (LDEO) website Institution web page information principalInvestigator William Smethie Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory (LDEO) http://www.ldeo.columbia.edu/ HTTP Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory (LDEO) website Institution web page information principalInvestigator Raymond N. Sambrotto Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory (LDEO) http://www.ldeo.columbia.edu/ HTTP Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory (LDEO) website Institution web page information principalInvestigator Richard Fairbanks Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory (LDEO) http://www.ldeo.columbia.edu/ HTTP Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory (LDEO) website Institution web page information principalInvestigator Jacobs, Stan S. Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory sjacobs@ldeo.columbia.edu http://www.ldeo.columbia.edu/ HTTP Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory (LDEO) website Institution web page information author Smethie, William Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory http://www.ldeo.columbia.edu/ HTTP Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory (LDEO) website Institution web page information author Sambrotto, Ray Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory http://www.ldeo.columbia.edu/ HTTP Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory (LDEO) website Institution web page information author Fairbanks, Richard Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory http://www.ldeo.columbia.edu/ HTTP Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory (LDEO) website Institution web page information author Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory (LDEO) http://www.ldeo.columbia.edu/ HTTP Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory (LDEO) website Institution web page information contributor tableDigital This dataset includes physical and chemical oceanographic measurements along the George V Coast of East Antarctica, obtained during an early summer cruise of the Nathaniel B. Palmer. The primary scientific objective of NBP00-08 was to continue an investigation of shelf and bottom water formation, initiated by an Australian group in the winter of 1999 along a section of the continental shelf believed to be dominated by the large and persistent Mertz Polynya. Like many similar coastal features, the winter Mertz Polynya results from the combined influence of strong katabatic (gravity drainage) winds from the Antarctic Ice Sheet and a promontory, in this case the Mertz Glacier Tongue (MGT), which blocks the generally westward drift of sea ice along the coastline. This complementary summer cruise began on 20 December 2000 in Hobart, Tasmania, and ended there on 25 January 2001. More than 165 CTD/rosette casts were made in the 140-150E region south of 65S, roughly aligned in several north-south transects. Many stations were occupied within several hundred meters of the MGT, other grounded or floating icebergs, along the fast ice edge and in the drifting pack ice. This dataset is available to the public for a wide variety of uses including scientific research and analysis. Funding Agency: NSF Grant OPP-9909374 completed historicalArchive NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact HTTPS NCEI Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information pointOfContact asNeeded NCEI Accession 0001262 was revised and a new version of the archival package was published. Updates to existing archival packages may provide additional files or replace obsolete files. The latest version contains the most complete and up-to-date representation of this archival information package. All of the files received prior to this update are available in the preceding version of this accession. Please see journal.txt in the /about directory for additional details on changes made. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/metadata/landing-page/bin/gfx?id=gov.noaa.nodc:0001262 Preview graphic PNG 0001262 NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER 2003-12-10 publication CHLOROFLUOROCARBON (CFC) CHLOROFLUOROCARBON-11 (CFC-11) CHLOROFLUOROCARBON-12 (CFC-12) OXYGEN ISOTOPES - OXYGEN-18 theme NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS bottle CTD instrument NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS physical profile theme NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS RV Nathaniel B. Palmer platform NODC PLATFORM NAMES THESAURUS Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory dataCentre NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory dataCentre NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS Indian Ocean South Pacific Ocean Southern Ocean place NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS oceanography theme WMO_CategoryCode 2012-09-15 publication COLUMBIA/LDEO > Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NODC > National Oceanographic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce dataCentre Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords 2026 revision 24 Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Greenbelt MD https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords HTTPS GCMD Keyword Forum Page Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 21. 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URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian Ships platform Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Platform Keywords 2026 revision 24 Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Greenbelt MD https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords HTTPS GCMD Keyword Forum Page Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 21. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian NATHANIEL B. PALMER (call sign: WPB3210, ICES code: 3206, 1992-) platform ICES/SeaDataNet Ship Codes OCEAN > INDIAN OCEAN OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > SOUTH PACIFIC OCEAN OCEAN > SOUTHERN OCEAN place Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords 2026 revision 24 Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Greenbelt MD https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords HTTPS GCMD Keyword Forum Page Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 21. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian accessLevel: public otherRestrictions Cite as: Jacobs, Stan S.; Smethie, William; Sambrotto, Ray; Fairbanks, Richard (2003). Summer oceanographic measurements near the Mertz Polynya (46-68S, 140-150E) on NATHANIEL B PALMER Cruise 00-08 from 2000-12-21 to 2001-01-19 (NCEI Accession 0001262). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0001262. Accessed [date]. Distribution liability: NOAA and NCEI make no warranty, expressed or implied, regarding these data, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. NOAA and NCEI cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in these data. 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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information custodian bottle bottle any type of water bottle sampling device Generic name for water collection device; usually used to determine temperature, salinity and provide water aliquots for measurement of a wide range of parameters; often referred to by a specific type of water sampling bottle, such as a Nansen or Niskin bottle. CTD CTD Conductivity-Temperature-Depth probe RV Nathaniel B. Palmer Updated information from ICES for the vessel NATHANIEL B. PALMER from UNITED STATES. Use 3206 for all data attributed to the vessel NATHANIEL B. PALMER from UNITED STATES. This platform has a current Call Sign = WPB3210 and two previous call signs, related to owner/company name changes since 1992. Previous call signs for NATHANIEL B. PALMER are: KUS1475 (1992 - ca. 1996) WCE9345 (ca. 1996 - mid-2006) WBP3210 (mid-2006 to present) Name : NATHANIEL B. PALMER Flag : UNITED STATES - US (ISO Country Code) Call Sign : WBP3210 Title : RV Platform Class : 31 Research vessel IMO : 9007257 Commissioned Date : 1992 Current Length : 86 Built : 1992-03 Notes : Data also found under previous call sign KUS1475 Lloyds URL : http://www.seasearcher.com/lmiu/vessels/overview.htm?vesselID=241527 Confirmed by NOAA on 2013-11-19.