IMOS Ships of Opportunity Underway Data from RV Cape Ferguson Trip 20250122

IMOS Ships of Opportunity data collected by the 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' sub-facility aboard the RV Cape Ferguson from 22 to 24 January 2025. The dataset is part of the Australian Integrated Marine Observing System and is aggregated by the Australian Ocean Data Network. It was last updated on 17 June 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze marine conditions based on underway sensor data mentioned in the description
• Validate oceanographic models based on data from a specific research vessel trip
• Study sensor performance and data collection methods on tropical research vessels

Strengths

• Data is part of the national-scale Australian Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) project.
• Collection period is precisely defined as 22-24 January 2025.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Collected via the 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' sub-facility of the IMOS Ships of Opportunity program.

Time Range

22 January 2025 to 24 January 2025

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-17 02:22:32.873194

Geography

Likely tropical waters traversed by the RV Cape Ferguson; specific coverage unknown.