IMOS Ships of Opportunity Underway Data from RV Cape Ferguson, August-September 2012

Underway marine data collected by the Australian Integrated Marine Observing System's 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' sub-facility. The data originates from the RV Cape Ferguson during Trip 5638 from 21 August 2012 to 11 September 2012. It is hosted by the Australian Ocean Data Network.

Use Cases

• Modeling oceanographic conditions based on underway sensor data.
• Analyzing temporal patterns in marine environments based on the three-week collection period.
• Calibrating satellite or other remote sensing data with in-situ ship-based measurements.

Strengths

• Data is part of the national Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) project.
• Specific temporal coverage is provided for the research voyage (21 Aug 2012 to 11 Sep 2012).

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 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

21 August 2012 to 11 September 2012

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-22 12:46:06.624458; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Likely covers the tropical Australian marine region serviced by the RV Cape Ferguson.