Underway Ocean Sensor Data from RV Solander Voyage, April 2021

Australian marine data collected by the Integrated Marine Observing System's Ships of Opportunity program. The dataset was gathered by the 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' sub-facility aboard the RV Solander during a voyage from 15 to 21 April 2021. It is hosted by the Australian Ocean Data Network and was last updated in March 2026.

Use Cases

• Modeling sea surface temperature dynamics based on underway sensor data.
• Analyzing time-series trends in oceanographic variables for the specified voyage period.
• Calibrating satellite-derived ocean data with in-situ sensor measurements.
• Studying water column properties in tropical Australian marine regions.

Strengths

• Data is part of the national Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) facility.
• Specific temporal coverage is provided for the voyage (15-21 April 2021).
• Data is served via multiple access formats including WMS and PNG.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network (AODN) / Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS)

Collection Method

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

Time Range

From 15 April 2021 to 21 April 2021

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-22 09:13:24.099680; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Likely Australian tropical waters, specific to the RV Solander voyage route.