IMOS SOOP Underway Data from RV Cape Ferguson, Jan 2024

Data collected from 22 to 29 January 2024 by the Australian Integrated Marine Observing System's Ships of Opportunity facility. The data was gathered by the 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' sub-facility aboard the RV Cape Ferguson during trip 20240123 and is hosted by the Australian Ocean Data Network.

Use Cases

• Analyze marine environmental conditions based on underway sensor data mentioned in the description.
• Model oceanographic processes in tropical regions based on data from a dedicated research vessel.
• Validate satellite-derived ocean data based on in-situ measurements collected by the SOOP program.

Strengths

• Data is associated with the authoritative IMOS national observing system.
• Temporal coverage is precisely defined as 22-29 January 2024.
• Data source is a dedicated research vessel, the RV Cape Ferguson.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Collected via underway sensors on the RV Cape Ferguson as part of the IMOS Ships of Opportunity program.

Time Range

22 January 2024 to 29 January 2024

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-28 12:18:46.373498; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Likely the tropical waters traversed by the RV Cape Ferguson during the specified trip.