IMOS Underway Sensor Data from RV Cape Ferguson Trip 5696

Data from 13 Feb 2013 to 27 Feb 2013 was collected by the Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels sub-facility of the Australian Integrated Marine Observing System. The dataset contains underway sensor observations from the RV Cape Ferguson's Trip 5696, supporting oceanographic and climate monitoring research.

Use Cases

• Analyze underway sensor time series for oceanographic parameter trends during the February 2013 voyage.
• Correlate sensor data from the RV Cape Ferguson with other IMOS datasets for regional marine climate studies.
• Use the data for validating satellite-derived ocean measurements from the specified time period.

Strengths

• Data originates from the authoritative Australian Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS).
• Provides a focused two-week time series from a specific research vessel trip (5696).
• Tagged for relevance to key domains including Oceanography, Marine Science, and Climate Monitoring.

Limitations

• Specific sensor parameters, column names, and data volume (rows/size) are unknown.
• Data is from a single vessel trip, limiting spatial and temporal generalizability.
• Available file formats (WMS, PNG, HTML) suggest the primary data may be visual or service-based, not raw tabular data.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network via the Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS).

Collection Method

Collected by the 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' sub-facility under the Ships of Opportunity (SOOP) program.

Time Range

From 13 February 2013 to 27 February 2013.

Freshness

Metadata was last updated on 2026-03-22, but the underlying data is from February 2013.

Geography

Voyage of the RV Cape Ferguson (Trip 5696), location implied to be in Australian tropical waters.