Underway Ocean Sensor Data from RV Cape Ferguson, August–September 2021

Underway sensor data collected by the Australian Integrated Marine Observing System's Ships of Opportunity facility. The data was gathered by the 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' sub-facility aboard the RV Cape Ferguson during Trip 7624 from 24 August to 06 September 2021. The dataset is hosted by the Australian Ocean Data Network and was last updated in March 2026.

Use Cases

• Modeling oceanographic conditions in tropical waters based on underway sensor data.
• Analyzing time-series patterns of marine environmental variables.
• Calibrating or validating satellite-derived ocean data with in-situ sensor measurements.

Strengths

• Data is part of the national-scale Australian Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS).
• Specific temporal coverage is provided: 24 August 2021 to 06 September 2021.
• Data was last updated on 2026-03-22, suggesting active metadata maintenance.

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 bias inherent to a single vessel's route in Australian tropical waters.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network via the Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) Ships of Opportunity facility.

Collection Method

Collected by underway sensors aboard the research vessel RV Cape Ferguson.

Time Range

24 August 2021 to 06 September 2021.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-22 08:45:01.738989; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Likely covers tropical Australian waters traversed by RV Cape Ferguson.