Daily observational data collected by two NSF research vessels in the Antarctic Ocean, 1994-present (ongoing).

These datasets are derived from the daily situation reports of two National Science Foundation-operated research vessels, R/V Laurence M. Gould (1994-present) and R/V Nathaniel B. Palmer (2001-present). The yearly directories each contain monthly ASCII text files using *.obs as a file extension.

The reports are organized into labeled rows, including temperature, pressure, wind, and sea temperature measurements, as well as informal sea ice observations.

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Data

  • 1994obs.zip

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  • 1995obs.zip

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  • 1996obs.zip

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  • 1997obs.zip

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Additional Information

Author NSF Vessels R/V Laurence M. Gould and R/V Nathaniel B. Palmer
Maintainer Antarctic Meteorological Research and Data Center
Version 2026-03
Last Updated March 13, 2026, 18:10 (UTC)
Created January 28, 2022, 21:49 (UTC)
Categories Observational data
Citation National Science Foundation (2023). "Daily observational data collected by two NSF research vessels in the Antarctic Ocean, 1994-present (ongoing)." AMRDC Data Repository, accessed YYYY-MM-DD, {DOI forthcoming}.
Collection Begin Date 1994-01-01
Collection End Date Ongoing
DOI {DOI forthcoming}
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