Underway Ocean Sensor Data from RV Solander Trip 5313, May 2011

IMOS Ships of Opportunity data collected by sensors aboard the Australian research vessel RV Solander during a specific voyage in May 2011. The dataset is part of the national Integrated Marine Observing System facility for marine environmental monitoring. Data formats include WMS, PNG, and HTML, suggesting visual and service-based access.

Use Cases

• Analyze temporal oceanographic patterns based on the time-series sensor data mentioned in the description
• Model marine environmental conditions in tropical regions based on the data's geographic and platform context
• Validate satellite or model data against in-situ shipborne observations based on the sensor collection method

Strengths

• Data is part of the national Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) project, suggesting institutional oversight
• Covers a specific, documented voyage (Trip 5313) from 05 May 2011 to 18 May 2011
• Available in multiple formats including WMS, which likely enables standardized geospatial access

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network via the 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 05 May 2011 to 18 May 2011

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-22 09:10:49.485362; freshness should be verified

Geography

Likely covers tropical Australian marine regions traversed by RV Solander during Trip 5313