Marine Sensor Data from RV Cape Ferguson Voyage in December 2019

December 2019 data collected by the Australian Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) via its Ships of Opportunity facility. The data originates from the 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' sub-facility aboard the RV Cape Ferguson during Trip 7249. It is hosted and distributed by the Australian Ocean Data Network.

Use Cases

• Modeling tropical marine environmental conditions based on underway sensor data.
• Analyzing temporal patterns in oceanographic variables from a specific research voyage.
• Calibrating remote sensing data with in-situ measurements from a known vessel track.
• Studying vessel-based observation methodologies for marine monitoring networks.

Strengths

• Data is associated with a specific, documented research voyage (RV Cape Ferguson Trip 7249).
• Collected under a national observing system (IMOS), suggesting standardized protocols.
• Temporal coverage is precisely defined from 06 Dec 2019 to 13 Dec 2019.

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.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

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

From 06 Dec 2019 to 13 Dec 2019

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-22 16:58:49.938962; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Likely covers the voyage path of the RV Cape Ferguson in Australian tropical waters.