IMOS Underway Sensor Data from RV Cape Ferguson, October 2011

IMOS Ships of Opportunity data was collected by the 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' sub-facility aboard the RV Cape Ferguson during Trip 5423. The data covers a voyage from 13 October 2011 to 28 October 2011. The Australian Ocean Data Network hosts this dataset from the Integrated Marine Observing System project.

Use Cases

• Modeling oceanographic conditions based on underway sensor measurements.
• Analyzing temporal patterns in marine data based on the time-series nature of the collection.
• Calibrating remote sensing models based on in-situ sensor data from a research vessel.
• Studying specific tropical marine phenomena based on data from a dedicated research voyage.

Strengths

• Data is associated with the authoritative Australian Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) project.
• The temporal coverage is precisely defined as 13 October 2011 to 28 October 2011.
• Data originates from a dedicated research vessel (RV Cape Ferguson) under a specific trip number (5423).

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

13 October 2011 to 28 October 2011

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03 22 08:57:57.648676; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Likely tropical Australian waters, specific to the route of RV Cape Ferguson Trip 5423.