Underway Oceanographic Sensor Data from RV Cape Ferguson Voyage 4916

Australian marine data collected by the Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels sub-facility of the Integrated Marine Observing System's Ships of Opportunity program. The dataset originates from the RV Cape Ferguson Trip 4916, which operated from 20 February 2010 to 06 March 2010. It contains sensor-based time series observations for oceanography and environmental monitoring.

Use Cases

• Analyze time series sensor data for patterns in oceanographic conditions during the February-March 2010 voyage.
• Correlate underway sensor measurements with geographic location data to map marine environmental parameters.
• Use the sensor time series to validate or calibrate regional oceanographic models for the study area.
• Study short-term temporal variability in the marine environment captured by the continuous sensor suite.

Strengths

• Data is part of the national-scale Australian Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) project.
• Provides a defined temporal snapshot from a 15-day research voyage in February-March 2010.
• Managed by the authoritative Australian Ocean Data Network organization.

Limitations

• The dataset's specific variables, row count, and column structure are unknown.
• Data is from a single, short-duration voyage, limiting temporal scope and generalizability.
• Primary file formats (WMS, PNG, HTML) suggest it may be served for visualization rather than direct tabular analysis.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network, via the Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) Ships of Opportunity facility.

Collection Method

Collected by underway sensors aboard the tropical research vessel RV Cape Ferguson.

Time Range

20 February 2010 to 06 March 2010.

Freshness

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

Geography

Australia; specific voyage track for RV Cape Ferguson Trip 4916 is not detailed.