IMOS SOOP Underway Data from RV Cape Ferguson Trip 8011, March-April 2023

IMOS 'Ships of Opportunity' data collected by the 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' sub-facility aboard the RV Cape Ferguson Trip 8011 from 22 March 2023 to 03 April 2023. The Australian Ocean Data Network hosts this dataset, which was last updated on 16 June 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze marine environmental conditions based on underway sensor data mentioned in the description
• Study temporal patterns in tropical waters based on the specified voyage time range
• Validate satellite or model data using in-situ observations from a research vessel

Strengths

• Data collection period is precisely defined as 22 March 2023 to 03 April 2023
• Dataset is part of the established IMOS 'Ships of Opportunity' national facility

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment

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

22 March 2023 to 03 April 2023

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-16 19:45:22.878454; freshness should be verified

Geography

Likely tropical waters traversed by RV Cape Ferguson; specific geography is not detailed.