IMOS SOOP Underway Sensor Data from RV Cape Ferguson, July 2011

IMOS 'Ships of Opportunity' data collected by sensors aboard the RV Cape Ferguson during a two-week research trip in July 2011. The Australian Ocean Data Network hosts this dataset, which was last updated in March 2026. This data originates from the 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' sub-facility of the Australian Integrated Marine Observing System.

Use Cases

• Modeling sea surface temperature patterns based on underway sensor measurements.
• Analyzing oceanographic time-series data for a specific vessel track.
• Calibrating satellite-derived ocean data with in-situ sensor observations.
• Studying short-term marine environmental variability in a tropical region.

Strengths

• Data is part of the national-scale Australian Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS).
• Specific temporal coverage is clearly defined as 15 July 2011 to 29 July 2011.
• Metadata indicates availability in visual formats like PNG and WMS for quick inspection.

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 two-week trip.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Collected via the 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' sub-facility aboard the RV Cape Ferguson.

Time Range

From 15 Jul 2011 To 29 Jul 2011

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-22 11:18:39.208949; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Likely covers the tropical Australian coastal region traversed by RV Cape Ferguson (Trip 5163).