IMOS Underway Ocean Data from RV Cape Ferguson, November 2010

Data collected by the 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' sub-facility of the Australian Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) Ships of Opportunity program. The dataset originates from a voyage of the AIMS vessel RV Cape Ferguson (Trip 5146) between 24 November 2010 and 29 November 2010. It is aggregated and distributed by the Australian Ocean Data Network.

Use Cases

• Modeling coastal ocean dynamics based on underway sensor data mentioned in the description
• Analyzing temporal patterns in marine conditions during a specific research voyage
• Calibrating satellite or model data with in-situ observations from a research vessel
• Studying Australian tropical marine environments based on the data source

Strengths

• Data is part of the national-scale Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) project
• Temporal coverage is precisely defined as a 6-day voyage in November 2010
• Data is served via the authoritative Australian Ocean Data Network

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count and file size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Data may reflect geographic and temporal bias inherent to a single, short voyage

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Collected via underway sensors aboard the research vessel RV Cape Ferguson as part of the IMOS Ships of Opportunity program.

Time Range

24 November 2010 to 29 November -2010

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-22 11:38:13.453326; freshness should be verified

Geography

Likely covers the tropical coastal waters of Australia, specific to the voyage path of RV Cape Ferguson Trip 5146.