Australian Marine Underway Data from RV Cape Ferguson, December 2021

Australian coastal data collected by the 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 7788 from December 27 to 29, 2021. It is hosted by the Australian Ocean Data Network.

Use Cases

• Modeling coastal oceanographic conditions based on underway sensor data
• Calibrating satellite-derived ocean data with in-situ vessel measurements
• Analyzing short-term marine variability based on a specific research voyage

Strengths

• Data is associated with the national Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) project
• Specific temporal coverage is provided for the voyage (27-29 Dec 2021)
• Data is 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 a single, short voyage

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 27 Dec 2021 to 29 Dec 2021

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-22 11:54:30.724531; freshness should be verified

Geography

Australian coastal waters (likely the region of RV Cape Ferguson's voyage)