IMOS Ships of Opportunity Underway Data from RV Solander, December 2013

IMOS Ships of Opportunity data was collected by the 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' sub-facility aboard the RV Solander during Trip 20131221. The dataset covers underway observations from 20 to 31 December 2013. It is aggregated by the Australian Ocean Data Network and was last updated on 22 March 2026.

Use Cases

• Modeling oceanographic conditions based on underway sensor data mentioned in the description
• Analyzing vessel track patterns and associated environmental time series
• Calibrating satellite-derived ocean data with in-situ measurements from research vessels

Strengths

• Data originates from the authoritative Australian Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS)
• Covers a specific 12-day time range from 20 to 31 December 2013
• Last updated on 2026-03-22, suggesting active metadata maintenance

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 and temporal bias inherent to a single vessel trip

Provenance

Source

Australian Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) Ships of Opportunity facility

Collection Method

Collected by the 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' sub-facility aboard the RV Solander

Time Range

From 20 December 2013 to 31 December 2013

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-22 08:14:07.941116

Geography

Likely covers the vessel's route in Australian waters; specific geography is not stated