IMOS Underway Marine Sensor Data from RV Solander, December 2014

Underway sensor data collected by the Australian Integrated Marine Observing System's Ships of Opportunity facility. The data was gathered by the 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' sub-facility aboard the RV Solander during a trip from 03 to 06 December 2014. The dataset 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 based on the time-series nature of the collection.
• Mapping marine phenomena based on the geospatial nature of the data.
• Calibrating satellite-derived ocean data based on in-situ sensor readings.

Strengths

• Data is part of the authoritative Australian Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS).
• Specific temporal coverage is clearly defined as 03-06 December 2014.
• Hosted by the authoritative Australian Ocean Data Network.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Collected by sensors aboard the RV Solander research vessel.

Time Range

03 December 2014 to 06 December 2014

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-22 16:54:05.986610; freshness should be verified

Geography

Likely Australian tropical coastal waters, specific route unknown.