Underway Marine Sensor Data from RV Cape Ferguson, May 2020

May 11-19, 2020 data collected by the Australian Integrated Marine Observing System's Ships of Opportunity facility. The data originates from the 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' sub-facility aboard the RV Cape Ferguson during Trip 7419. It is hosted by the Australian Ocean Data Network.

Use Cases

• Analyze oceanographic conditions based on underway sensor measurements mentioned in the description
• Study sensor performance and data collection methods on research vessels
• Model short-term environmental changes in a specific tropical region
• Validate satellite or model data against in-situ shipborne observations

Strengths

• Data collected under the structured IMOS Ships of Opportunity program
• Specific temporal coverage from May 11 to May 19, 2020 is documented
• Hosted by the authoritative Australian Ocean Data Network

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 data_gov_au

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Collected via underway sensors on the research vessel RV Cape Ferguson

Time Range

From 11 May 2020 to 19 May 2020

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-22 11:21:55.825560; freshness should be verified

Geography

Likely Australian tropical coastal waters, specific to the vessel's route