Underway Marine Sensor Data from RV Cape Ferguson Trip 4915

Sensor data was collected aboard the RV Cape Ferguson during Trip 4915 from February 1 to 17, 2010. The dataset is part of the Australian Integrated Marine Observing System's Ships of Opportunity facility, specifically the 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' sub-facility. It contributes to oceanographic and tropical marine research time series.

Use Cases

• Analyze time series of sensor measurements for oceanographic research in tropical waters.
• Correlate underway sensor data with known geographic routes of research vessel trips.
• Validate and calibrate sensor data streams from the 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' sub-facility.
• Study marine conditions in the specific region and time period covered by the RV Cape Ferguson's voyage.

Strengths

• Data originates from the authoritative Australian Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) project.
• Provides a focused 17-day time series from a specific research vessel trip in February 2010.
• Tagged with specific research domains: Oceanography, Marine Science, and Tropical Research.

Limitations

• The specific sensor variables, column structure, and data volume (rows) are unknown.
• Data is from a single, short-duration voyage, limiting temporal and spatial generalizability.
• Available file formats (WMS, PNG, HTML) suggest derived or visual products, not raw tabular data.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network via the Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS).

Collection Method

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

Time Range

From February 1, 2010, to February 17, 2010.

Freshness

Metadata was last updated on March 22, 2026, though the underlying data is from 2010.

Geography

Australia, tropical marine region (specific voyage route unknown).