IMOS SOOP Underway Data from RV Cape Ferguson, October 2014

Australian marine sensor data collected by the Integrated Marine Observing System's Ships of Opportunity facility. The data originates from the RV Cape Ferguson during a research trip from 10 to 28 October 2014. The dataset is managed by the Australian Ocean Data Network.

Use Cases

• Analyze oceanographic conditions based on underway sensor data mentioned in the description
• Validate sensor performance on research vessels based on the 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' sub-facility
• Study temporal patterns in marine data based on the specific 19-day collection period

Strengths

• Data collected over a specific 19-day period from 10 to 28 October 2014
• Part of the national-scale Australian Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) project

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

From 10 Oct 2014 to 28 Oct 2014

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-18 18:07:05.513292; freshness should be verified

Geography

Likely Australian tropical waters, specific to the RV Cape Ferguson's route.