Underway Ocean Sensor Data from RV Cape Ferguson August 2012

Oceanographic sensor data was collected by the Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels sub-facility of the Australian Integrated Marine Observing System's Ships of Opportunity program. The dataset originates from a specific research voyage, RV Cape Ferguson Trip 5637, conducted from 15 to 21 August 2012. The data is managed by the Australian Ocean Data Network.

Use Cases

• Analyze time series sensor data from the research vessel to study oceanographic conditions during the August 2012 voyage.
• Process underway data to correlate with other IMOS datasets for integrated marine observing system research.
• Use the sensor data for calibrating or validating regional ocean models for the Australian marine environment.

Strengths

• Data is part of the national-scale Australian Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) project.
• Provides a specific 7-day temporal snapshot from a dedicated research vessel voyage in August 2012.
• Managed by the authoritative Australian Ocean Data Network organization.

Limitations

• The specific sensor parameters, data volume (rows), and column structure are unknown from the input.
• Data is from a single, short-duration voyage, limiting temporal and spatial coverage.
• Available file formats (WMS, PNG, HTML) suggest the data may be served as visualizations or metadata, not raw tabular data.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network via the Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) Ships of Opportunity facility.

Collection Method

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

Time Range

15 August 2012 to 21 August 2012

Freshness

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Geography

Australia (specific voyage track unknown from input)