Underway Marine Sensor Data from RV Cape Ferguson, June 2015

Australian coastal data collected by the 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 6169 from 14 to 18 June 2015. The dataset is hosted by the Australian Ocean Data Network.

Use Cases

• Modeling coastal oceanographic conditions based on underway sensor data.
• Analyzing temporal patterns in marine environments based on a specific research voyage.
• Calibrating remote sensing data with in-situ measurements from a tropical research vessel.

Strengths

• Data originates from the authoritative Australian Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS).
• Provides a specific temporal snapshot from a defined research voyage (14-18 June 2015).

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 a single vessel trip.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Collected via the 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' sub-facility aboard the RV Cape Ferguson.

Time Range

14 Jun 2015 to 18 Jun 2015

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-22 15:21:10.028847; freshness should be verified.

Geography

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