IMOS Ships of Opportunity Underway Data from RV Cape Ferguson, Nov-Dec 2015

Underway sensor data collected by the Australian Integrated Marine Observing System's Ships of Opportunity facility. The data originates from the RV Cape Ferguson during a research voyage from 29 November 2015 to 18 December 2015. The Australian Ocean Data Network hosts this dataset, which was last updated on 28 April 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze temporal trends in oceanographic conditions based on underway sensor data mentioned in the description
• Model spatial variability of marine parameters along the vessel's track
• Validate satellite-derived ocean data with in-situ measurements from the research vessel
• Study short-term oceanographic events during the specific voyage period

Strengths

• Data is associated with the authoritative IMOS national marine observing system
• Collection period is precisely defined as 29 November 2015 to 18 December 2015
• Dataset was last updated on 28 April 2026, indicating potential maintenance

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 and temporal bias inherent to a single vessel 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

29 November 2015 to 18 December 2015

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-28 13:45:37.170537; freshness should be verified

Geography

Likely tropical Australian coastal waters, specific to RV Cape Ferguson voyage 6326