Underway Ocean Sensor Data from RV Cape Ferguson, November 2014

Australian marine data collected by the Integrated Marine Observing System's Ships of Opportunity facility. The data originates from sensors aboard the tropical research vessel RV Cape Ferguson during a voyage from 10 to 21 November 2014. It is hosted by the Australian Ocean Data Network.

Use Cases

• Analyze oceanographic conditions based on underway sensor data mentioned in the description
• Model temporal patterns in marine environments based on the specified time range
• Validate satellite or model data against in-situ tropical research vessel measurements

Strengths

• Data is associated with the authoritative national IMOS project
• Specific temporal coverage is defined (10-21 November 2014)
• Platform tags provide clear domain classification

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

10 November 2014 to 21 November 2014

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03 22 08:25:25.966957; freshness should be verified

Geography

Australia, likely tropical marine regions