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

December 2025 underway sensor data collected by the Australian Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) Ships of Opportunity facility. The data was gathered by the 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' sub-facility aboard the RV Cape Ferguson during Trip 8627. It is hosted by the Australian Ocean Data Network and was last updated in March 2026.

Use Cases

• Modeling oceanographic conditions based on underway sensor measurements.
• Analyzing temporal patterns in marine data from a specific research vessel trip.
• Calibrating remote sensing data with in-situ observations from the Ships of Opportunity program.
• Studying tropical marine phenomena based on data from the 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' sub-facility.

Strengths

• Data is part of the national Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) project, suggesting a standardized collection framework.
• Specific temporal coverage from 04 Dec 2025 to 23 Dec 2025 is documented.
• Hosted by the authoritative Australian Ocean Data Network.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

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

Time Range

From 04 Dec 2025 to 23 Dec 2025

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-22 15:51:25.206037; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Likely covers the route of the RV Cape Ferguson in Australian tropical waters.