IMOS Underway Marine Data from RV Cape Ferguson, December 2019

IMOS 'Ships of Opportunity' data collected by the 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' sub-facility aboard the RV Cape Ferguson. The dataset covers a two-day voyage from 20 to 21 December 2019. It is distributed by the Australian Ocean Data Network.

Use Cases

• Modeling short-term oceanographic conditions based on underway sensor data
• Calibrating satellite observations with in-situ ship-based measurements
• Analyzing vessel-based sensor performance for tropical research
• Studying specific marine phenomena during the December 2019 observation period

Strengths

• Data originates from the authoritative Australian Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) project.
• The temporal coverage is precisely defined as 20-21 December 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/source bias inherent to data_gov_au.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Collected by the 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' sub-facility of the IMOS 'Ships of Opportunity' program.

Time Range

From 20 Dec 2019 to 21 Dec 2019

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03 12:16:52.099421; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Likely covers the voyage route of the RV Cape Ferguson (Trip 7312) in Australian tropical waters.