IMOS Ships of Opportunity Underway Data from RV Cape Ferguson Trip 5160

Australian marine sensor data collected by the Integrated Marine Observing System's Ships of Opportunity facility. The data was gathered aboard the RV Cape Ferguson during a voyage from 23 May 2011 to 13 Jun 2011. It is hosted by the Australian Ocean Data Network.

Use Cases

• Analyzing marine environmental conditions based on underway sensor data mentioned in the description.
• Studying temporal patterns in oceanographic variables during a specific research voyage.
• Validating satellite or model data with in-situ observations from a tropical research vessel.

Strengths

• Data is associated with a specific research vessel (RV Cape Ferguson) and voyage (Trip 5160).
• The collection period is precisely defined from 23 May 2011 to 13 Jun 2011.
• Data originates from the national Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) project.

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

23 May 2011 to 13 Jun 2011

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-17 01:44:29.284580; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Likely covers the voyage path of the RV Cape Ferguson in Australian waters.