IMOS Underway Ocean Sensor Data from RV Cape Ferguson, Nov-Dec 2019

IMOS Ships of Opportunity data collected by the 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' sub-facility aboard the RV Cape Ferguson during Trip 7247. The data covers a voyage from 16 November 2019 to 01 December 2019 and is managed by the Australian Ocean Data Network.

Use Cases

• Modeling oceanographic conditions based on underway sensor measurements.
• Analyzing temporal trends in marine data from a specific research vessel trip.
• Validating satellite-derived ocean data with in-situ sensor readings.
• Mapping the spatial path and associated sensor readings of a research voyage.

Strengths

• Data is part of the national Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) project.
• Specific temporal coverage is provided for the voyage (16 Nov 2019 to 01 Dec 2019).

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 the single vessel trip.

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

16 November 2019 to 01 December 2019

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-22 14:35:06.257871; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Likely the tropical waters traversed by the RV Cape Ferguson during Trip 7247.