IMOS Underway Marine Data from RV Cape Ferguson Trip 6139, Jan-Feb 2015

Underway marine data collected by the Australian Integrated Marine Observing System's Ships of Opportunity facility. The data was gathered by the 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' sub-facility aboard the RV Cape Ferguson during Trip 6139 from 31 January to 08 February 2015. The dataset is hosted by the Australian Ocean Data Network and was last updated on 22 March 2026.

Use Cases

• Modeling oceanographic conditions based on underway sensor data.
• Analyzing temporal patterns in marine data from a specific research voyage.
• Calibrating remote sensing data with in-situ ship-based observations.

Strengths

• Data is associated with the national Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) project.
• The specific research vessel (RV Cape Ferguson) and voyage (Trip 6139) are clearly identified.
• The temporal coverage is precisely defined as 31 January to 08 February 2015.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and data volume are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic and temporal bias inherent to a single research voyage.

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

31 January 2015 to 08 February 2015

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-22 12:48:14.353016; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Likely the tropical waters traversed by the RV Cape Ferguson during Trip 6139.