Marine Sensor Data from Australian Research Vessel RV Cape Ferguson, May-June 2011

Underway sensor data collected by the Australian Integrated Marine Observing System's Ships of Opportunity facility. The data originates from the RV Cape Ferguson's Trip 5160, which operated from 23 May 2011 to 13 June 2011. The Australian Ocean Data Network serves as the organizing body for this dataset.

Use Cases

• Analyzing oceanographic time-series trends based on underway sensor data.
• Modeling marine environmental conditions based on data from a tropical research vessel.
• Calibrating or validating remote sensing data with in-situ ship-based measurements.
• Studying specific phenomena during the May-June 2011 voyage period of RV Cape Ferguson.

Strengths

• Data is associated with a formal national observing system (IMOS), suggesting structured collection.
• The temporal coverage is precisely defined from 23 May 2011 to 13 Jun 2011.
• Data is served via the Australian Ocean Data Network, a recognized data aggregation platform.

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 vessel's voyage.

Provenance

Source

Australian 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

23 May 2011 to 13 June 2011

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-22 07:09:36.168338; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Likely Australian waters, specific to the voyage path of RV Cape Ferguson Trip 5160.