IMOS Ships of Opportunity Underway Data from RV Cape Ferguson, July 2021

IMOS Ships of Opportunity data was collected by the 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' sub-facility aboard the RV Cape Ferguson during Trip 7637 from 07 July 2021 to 12 July 2021. The dataset is part of the Australian Integrated Marine Observing System project and is hosted by the Australian Ocean Data Network. It was last updated on 22 March 2026.

Use Cases

• Modeling oceanographic conditions in tropical waters based on underway sensor data mentioned in the description
• Analyzing time-series patterns of marine environmental variables based on the 'Ships of Opportunity' collection method
• Calibrating remote sensing data with in-situ measurements from research vessel sensors
• Studying short-term marine phenomena during a specific research voyage in July 2021

Strengths

• Data is associated with a national marine observing system (IMOS), suggesting institutional oversight
• Covers a specific 6-day voyage from 07 to 12 July 2021, providing a focused temporal snapshot
• Last updated on 22 March 2026, indicating recent metadata maintenance

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 a single vessel trip in Australian tropical waters

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 07 July 2021 to 12 July — 2021

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-22 10:20:11.594462; freshness should be verified

Geography

Likely Australian tropical waters, specific to the route of RV Cape Ferguson Trip 7637