IMOS SOOP Underway Data from RV Cape Ferguson, May-June 2020

IMOS Ships of Opportunity data collected by sensors aboard the Australian research vessel RV Cape Ferguson during a voyage from 20 May to 06 June 2020. The Australian Ocean Data Network hosts this dataset, which was last updated in March 2026. This data originates from the 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' sub-facility of the national Integrated Marine Observing System.

Use Cases

• Modeling oceanographic conditions in tropical Australian waters based on underway sensor data.
• Analyzing temporal environmental changes during a specific research voyage.
• Calibrating satellite or remote sensing data with in-situ marine observations.
• Studying vessel-based sensor deployment and data collection methodologies.

Strengths

• Data is part of the national Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) facility.
• Covers a specific 18-day voyage with precise start and end dates (20 May - 06 Jun 2020).
• Hosted by the authoritative Australian Ocean Data Network.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and file size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic and temporal bias inherent to a single vessel's voyage.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Collected via the 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' sub-facility aboard the RV Cape Ferguson.

Time Range

From 20 May 2020 to 06 June 2020

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-22 17:04:01.086560; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Likely covers tropical Australian coastal waters traversed by the RV Cape Ferguson.