IMOS Underway Marine Data from RV Cape Ferguson, July-August 2011

A one-week voyage from 29 July 2011 to 04 August 2011 collected by the Australian Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS). The data originates from the 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' sub-facility aboard the RV Cape Ferguson during trip 5164. It is aggregated and served by the Australian Ocean Data Network.

Use Cases

• Modeling coastal oceanographic conditions based on underway sensor data.
• Analyzing temporal changes in marine parameters during a specific research voyage.
• Calibrating satellite-derived ocean data with in-situ shipboard measurements.

Strengths

• Data is part of the national-scale Australian Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS).
• Specific temporal coverage is clearly defined as a one-week voyage in 2011.
• Served via multiple formats (WMS, PNG, HTML) for different access needs.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

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

29 July 2011 to 04 August 2011

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-22 13:37:17.534512; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Likely Australian coastal waters, based on the vessel and program origin.