Australian Marine Sensor Data from RV Cape Ferguson, December 2010

Australian coastal data collected by the Integrated Marine Observing System's Ships of Opportunity facility. The data was gathered by the 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' sub-facility aboard the RV Cape Ferguson during Trip 5147 from 04 December 2010 to 14 December 2010. It is hosted by the Australian Ocean Data Network.

Use Cases

• Analyze coastal oceanographic conditions based on underway sensor data mentioned in the description.
• Validate or calibrate marine sensor models based on data from a known research vessel and time period.
• Study temporal patterns in a specific Australian coastal region during December 2010.

Strengths

• Data originates from the authoritative Australian Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) project.
• Specific temporal coverage from 04 December 2010 to 14 December 2010.
• Data is associated with a known research vessel, RV Cape Ferguson, and trip number 5147.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic/temporal/source bias inherent to data_gov_au.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Collected via the 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' sub-facility of the IMOS Ships of Opportunity program.

Time Range

04 December 2010 to 14 December 2010

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-22 14:51:23.355446; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Likely Australian coastal waters, specific to the route of RV Cape Ferguson Trip 5147.