IMOS Ships of Opportunity Underway Data from RV Cape Ferguson, Jan 2025

IMOS Ships of Opportunity data collected by the 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' sub-facility aboard the RV Cape Ferguson during Trip 8479. The data was collected over a three-day period from 24 January 2025 to 26 January 2025. The dataset is aggregated by the Australian Ocean Data Network and was last updated on the platform in March 2026.

Use Cases

• Modeling near-surface oceanographic conditions based on underway sensor measurements.
• Analyzing temporal variability in marine parameters over a short-term research voyage.
• Calibrating or validating satellite-derived ocean data with in-situ shipboard observations.

Strengths

• Data originates from the authoritative Australian Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) project.
• Specific temporal coverage is provided for the three-day voyage from 24 to 26 January 2025.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale modeling.
• Data may reflect geographic and temporal bias inherent to a single vessel's short voyage.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network, via the IMOS Ships of Opportunity facility.

Collection Method

Collected by the 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' sub-facility aboard the research vessel RV Cape Ferguson.

Time Range

24 January 2025 to 26 January 2025.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-22 12:42:29.515315; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Likely covers the tropical Australian marine region traversed by RV Cape Ferguson.