Underway Marine Sensor Data from RV Cape Ferguson, December 2020

December 2020 data collected by the Australian Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) Ships of Opportunity facility. The dataset was gathered by the 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' sub-facility aboard the RV Cape Ferguson during Trip 7484 from 05 to 20 December 2020. It is hosted by the Australian Ocean Data Network.

Use Cases

• Modeling oceanographic conditions based on underway sensor data.
• Analyzing time-series patterns in marine environments based on continuous vessel-based collection.
• Calibrating remote sensing data with in-situ tropical research vessel measurements.
• Studying specific regional phenomena during the December 2020 observation period.

Strengths

• Data collected by a national observing system (IMOS) with a defined facility structure.
• Specific temporal coverage from 05 to 20 December 2020.
• Associated with a known research vessel (RV Cape Ferguson) and trip number (7484).

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 and temporal bias inherent to a single vessel trip.

Provenance

Source

Australian Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) Ships of Opportunity facility.

Collection Method

Collected by the 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' sub-facility aboard the RV Cape Ferguson.

Time Range

From 05 Dec 2020 to 20 Dec 2020.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-22 06:08:58.694209; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Likely tropical Australian waters, specific to the RV Cape Ferguson's route.