IMOS SOOP Underway Marine Data from RV Cape Ferguson, March-April 2021

Australian marine data collected by the 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 7534 from 16 March 2021 to 06 April 2021. The Australian Ocean Data Network is the listed organization.

Use Cases

• Modeling oceanographic conditions based on underway sensor measurements mentioned in the description
• Analyzing temporal patterns in marine data collected during a specific vessel voyage
• Validating satellite-derived sea surface data against in-situ sensor observations
• Studying the tropical marine environment off Australia based on the data's source

Strengths

• Data is associated with the authoritative Australian Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) project
• Specific temporal coverage is provided for the voyage from 16 March 2021 to 06 April 2021
• The data originates from a dedicated research vessel (RV Cape Ferguson) under a structured facility program

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale ML tasks
• Data may reflect geographic and temporal bias inherent to a single vessel trip in Australian waters

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network via the Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS)

Collection Method

Collected via underway sensors on the research vessel RV Cape Ferguson as part of the 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' sub-facility

Time Range

16 March 2021 to 06 April 2021

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-28 14:53:53.525106; freshness should be verified

Geography

Likely Australian waters, specific to the voyage path of RV Cape Ferguson Trip 7534