Underway Ocean Sensor Data from RV Cape Ferguson, September 2015

September 14-28, 2015 data collected by the Australian Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) Ships of Opportunity facility. The data was gathered via the 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' sub-facility aboard the RV Cape Ferguson during Trip 6319. It is hosted by the Australian Ocean Data Network.

Use Cases

• Modeling oceanographic conditions based on underway sensor data mentioned in the description
• Analyzing temporal patterns in marine environments based on the time-series nature of the data
• Calibrating remote sensing models with in-situ tropical research vessel measurements
• Studying specific marine phenomena during the September 2015 observation period

Strengths

• Data originates from the authoritative Australian Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) project
• Covers a specific two-week observation period from September 14 to 28, 2015
• Collected via a dedicated sensor sub-facility on a tropical research vessel

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download

Provenance

Source

Australian Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) Ships of Opportunity facility

Collection Method

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

Time Range

From 14 Sep 2015 To 28 Sep 2015

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-22 09:39:45.373127; freshness should be verified

Geography

Likely covers tropical Australian marine regions, specific voyage path unknown