Underway Oceanographic Sensor Data from RV Cape Ferguson January 2010

Sensor data collected from the RV Cape Ferguson research vessel during a 12-day voyage in January 2010 as part of the Australian Integrated Marine Observing System's Ships of Opportunity program. The dataset is provided by the Australian Ocean Data Network and includes time-series measurements from the 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' sub-facility. Specific row and column counts are unavailable.

Use Cases

• Analyze time-series sensor data to study oceanographic conditions during the January 2010 voyage.
• Correlate underway measurements from the 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' sub-facility with other IMOS datasets.
• Map the vessel's track and associated sensor readings for the RV Cape Ferguson's Trip 4914.

Strengths

• Data originates from the authoritative Australian Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) project.
• Provides a 12-day continuous time series from a specific research vessel voyage in January 2010.
• Managed and distributed by the established Australian Ocean Data Network.

Limitations

• The dataset's size, row count, and specific variables (columns) are unknown, hindering assessment of its scope.
• Data is temporally limited to a single voyage in 2010, which may not represent current oceanographic conditions.
• Available file formats (WMS, PNG, HTML) suggest it may be primarily for visualization, not raw tabular analysis.

Provenance

Source

Australian Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) Ships of Opportunity facility.

Collection Method

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

Time Range

From 15 January 2010 to 26 January 2010.

Freshness

Metadata was last updated in March 2026, but the underlying data is from January 2010.

Geography

Australia, specific voyage track of RV Cape Ferguson Trip 4914.