IMOS Underway Sensor Data from RV Cape Ferguson, February 2014

February 2014 underway sensor data collected by the Australian Integrated Marine Observing System's Ships of Opportunity facility. The data was gathered aboard the research vessel RV Cape Ferguson during Trip 5905 from 01 to 16 February 2014. The dataset is managed by the Australian Ocean Data Network.

Use Cases

• Analyze temporal patterns of oceanographic variables based on the time-series nature of underway data.
• Model spatial distributions of marine properties based on vessel tracking data.
• Calibrate remote sensing models using in-situ sensor measurements mentioned in the description.

Strengths

• Data is part of the national-scale Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) project.
• Covers a specific 16-day voyage from 01 to 16 February 2014.
• Managed by the authoritative Australian Ocean Data Network.

Limitations

• Row count and column-level documentation are absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• 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

From 01 Feb 2014 to 16 Feb 2014

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-22 09:23:41.279079; freshness should be verified.

Geography

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