IMOS SOOP Underway Data from RV Cape Ferguson Trip 8010, Feb-Mar 2023

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 8010 from 27 February 2023 to 19 March 2023. The dataset is hosted by the Australian Ocean Data Network.

Use Cases

• Analyze marine environmental conditions based on underway sensor measurements.
• Model oceanographic processes in tropical Australian waters based on the described temporal and spatial coverage.
• Validate satellite or model data against in-situ observations from a research vessel.
• Study temporal variability of ocean parameters during a specific research voyage.

Strengths

• Data is part of the national-scale Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) project.
• Specific temporal coverage is provided for the voyage (27 Feb 2023 to 19 Mar 2023).
• Data collection method is described as from the 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' sub-facility.

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 Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Collected via the 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' sub-facility of the IMOS Ships of Opportunity program.

Time Range

27 February 2023 to 19 March 2023

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-28 12:58:43.953239; freshness should be verified

Geography

Likely Australian tropical coastal waters, based on the vessel and program description.