IMOS Underway Marine Data from RV Solander Trip, March 2013

IMOS 'Ships of Opportunity' data collected by the RV Solander from 12 to 14 March 2013. This dataset represents continuous underway measurements from a tropical research vessel under the Australian Integrated Marine Observing System. The data is hosted by the Australian Ocean Data Network and was last updated in March 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyzing temporal changes in oceanographic conditions based on continuous underway measurements.
• Modeling physical ocean properties in Australian tropical waters based on vessel-collected data.
• Calibrating satellite or remote sensing data with in-situ marine observations.
• Studying short-term marine event dynamics during a specific research voyage.

Strengths

• Data originates from the authoritative Australian Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS).
• Provides a specific temporal snapshot from a defined research voyage (12-14 March 2013).
• Hosted and maintained by the national Australian Ocean Data Network.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and dataset scale are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network, IMOS Ships of Opportunity sub-facility 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels'.

Collection Method

Underway data collection from the research vessel RV Solander.

Time Range

From 12 March 2013 to 14 March 2013.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03 22 17:21:10.444783; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Likely Australian tropical waters, specific to the RV Solander's voyage path.