Underway Marine Sensor Data from RV Solander Voyage, February 2018

Australian waters data collected by the Integrated Marine Observing System's Ships of Opportunity facility. The dataset originates from sensors aboard the tropical research vessel RV Solander during a voyage from 21 to 24 February 2018. It is hosted by the Australian Ocean Data Network and was last updated in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Modeling ocean surface conditions based on underway sensor measurements.
• Analyzing temporal variability in marine parameters during a specific research voyage.
• Calibrating satellite-derived ocean data with in-situ sensor readings.
• Studying short-term environmental transects in the region covered by the voyage.

Strengths

• Data is associated with the national Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) project.
• The collection period is precisely defined as 21-24 February 2018.
• Data is served via standardized web services (WMS, PNG, HTML).

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

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

Time Range

21 February 2018 to 24 February 2018

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-28 12:23:11.051789; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Australian tropical waters (region covered by RV Solander voyage 20180222)