IMOS SOOP Underway Data from RV Cape Ferguson, Feb-Mar 2020

A voyage from 29 February 2020 to 04 March 2020 collected by the Australian Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) Ships of Opportunity facility. The data originates from the 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' sub-facility aboard the RV Cape Ferguson during Trip 7341. It is aggregated and served by the Australian Ocean Data Network.

Use Cases

• Analyze underway oceanographic conditions based on sensor data from a research vessel.
• Model short-term marine environmental changes based on the specific voyage time range.
• Validate satellite or model data with in-situ observations from the Ships of Opportunity program.

Strengths

• Data is part of the national-scale Australian Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS).
• Covers a specific, documented voyage (Trip 7341) with clear start and end dates.
• Served via standard web services (WMS, PNG, HTML) for interoperability.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and file size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic and temporal bias inherent to a single vessel's track.

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 29 Feb 2020 to 04 Mar 2020

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-28 13:52:07.914360; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Likely covers the tropical Australian coastal region traversed by RV Cape Ferguson.