IMOS Ships of Opportunity: Underway Ocean Data from RV Cape Ferguson, Jun-Jul 2025

Integrated Marine Observing System data collected via the 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' sub-facility aboard the RV Cape Ferguson. This dataset captures underway measurements from a specific research voyage, Trip 8539, conducted between 27 June and 10 July 2025. The data is hosted by the Australian Ocean Data Network and was last updated in March 2026.

Use Cases

• Modeling oceanographic conditions based on underway sensor data mentioned in the description
• Analyzing temporal changes in marine parameters during a specific research voyage
• Calibrating satellite-derived ocean data with in-situ measurements from a research vessel
• Studying coastal or tropical marine environments based on the vessel's operational area

Strengths

• Data originates from the authoritative Australian Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS).
• Covers a specific, defined time period from 27 June to 10 July 2025.
• Last metadata update was 2026-03-22 17:19:00.097869.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network (AODN) via the Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS).

Collection Method

Collected by the 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' sub-facility under the Ships of Opportunity (SOOP) program.

Time Range

From 27 June 2025 to 10 July 2025.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-22 17:19:00.097869; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Likely covers the operational area of the RV Cape Ferguson, a vessel associated with the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS).