RV Cape Ferguson Underway Ocean Sensor Data from May-June 2010

A 15-day time series from 24 May 2010 to 07 Jun 2010, collected by the Australian Integrated Marine Observing System. The dataset contains underway sensor measurements from the RV Cape Ferguson Trip 4923, part of the Ships of Opportunity facility for oceanographic and climate monitoring.

Use Cases

• Analyze time-series sensor data for oceanographic variables like sea surface temperature or salinity to monitor marine conditions.
• Correlate underway measurements with climate monitoring tags to study short-term environmental phenomena.
• Use the geospatial track from the vessel's trip to map sensor readings for spatial analysis of ocean properties.

Strengths

• Data originates from the authoritative Australian Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) project.
• Covers a specific 15-day research voyage, providing a continuous temporal snapshot.
• Tagged for specific domains including Oceanography, Marine Science, and Climate Monitoring, indicating focused relevance.

Limitations

• The specific sensor variables, column count, and data volume are unknown, limiting assessment of analytical depth.
• Data is from a single two-week voyage in 2010, offering limited temporal scope for long-term trend analysis.
• Available file formats (WMS, PNG, HTML) suggest the primary data may be served as visualizations or metadata, not raw tabular data.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network via the 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

24 May 2010 to 07 Jun 2010

Freshness

Metadata was last updated on 2026-03-21, but the underlying data is from 2010.

Geography

Ocean region traversed by the RV Cape Ferguson during Trip 4923, likely in Australian waters.