Expedition by the USAP RV Nathaniel B. Palmer during austral summer 2010-11 to sampled the Amundsen Sea Polynya during the Amundsen Sea Polynya International Research Expedition (ASPIRE). Also identified as OSO 2010-11 (Oden Southern Ocean – two vessel operation 2010-11)
The US Research Icebreaker Nathaniel B. Palmer was joined by the Swedish Icebreaker Oden for a two-vessel expedition to the Amundsen Sea. Scientists on the Palmer focused on understanding the climate-sensitive dynamics of the open water region, known as a "polynya." Oden scientists investigated the sea ice ecosystem nearby. The aim of both groups was to improve our understanding of how climate change will impact this important ecosystem.
Note R2R Link takes user to Marine Geoscience Data System (MGDS):
NBP1005
NBP1005A
Data at MGDS were available as NBP1005 and NBP1005A. The data are from the same expedition and are combined in BCO-DMO into the one deployment - NBP1005.
Dataset | Brief Description |
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Cruise Track | Cruise Track |
Stations - Proposed | Proposed Station Locations |
Shipboard Standard Underway | Shipboard Standard Underway |
Underway pCO2 and dissolved oxygen concentrations and fluxes | Underway pCO2 and dissolved oxygen concentrations and fluxes |
Chlorophyll a | Discrete fluorometric chlorophyll a data |
Trace Metals | Trace Metals |
Model-building biogeochemical data set from ASPIRE | 2010-2011 ASPIRE station data used to develop 1-D and 3-D numerical models of Amundsen Sea |
INSPIRE 1-D ROMS model output | 1-D vertical mixing/biogeochemical Regional Ocean Modeling System (ROMS) output of October 2010 - March 2011 of the Amundsen Sea Polynya, modeled at twelve bloom stations. |