IMOS Ships of Opportunity Underway Data from RV Solander Trip 20250523

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 23 May 2025 to 25 May 2025. It is hosted by the Australian Ocean Data Network.

Use Cases

• Analyze marine environmental conditions based on underway sensor measurements.
• Study temporal patterns in oceanographic variables during a specific research voyage.
• Validate and calibrate satellite-derived ocean data based on in-situ shipboard observations.

Strengths

• Data is part of the national-scale Australian Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS).
• Data collection is tied to a specific research vessel and voyage (RV Solander Trip 20250523).
• Data has a precise temporal coverage from 23 May 2025 to 25 May 2025.

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 vessel's track.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

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

Time Range

23 May 2025 to 25 May 2025

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-16 17:55:02.856351; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Likely covers the tropical marine region traversed by the RV Solander during the specified trip.