IMOS Ships of Opportunity Underway Data from RV Solander Trip 5458, Feb 2012

IMOS Ships of Opportunity data was collected by the 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' sub-facility aboard the RV Solander during Trip 5458. The data covers a voyage from 18 February 2012 to 26 February 2012. The dataset is aggregated by the Australian Ocean Data Network and was last updated on 22 March 2026.

Use Cases

• Modeling oceanographic conditions based on underway sensor data mentioned in the description
• Analyzing temporal trends in marine parameters during a specific research voyage
• Validating satellite-derived ocean data with in-situ measurements from a research vessel

Strengths

• Data originates from the authoritative Australian Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) project
• Specific temporal coverage is provided for the voyage from 18 to 26 February 2012

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 Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

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

Time Range

18 February 2012 to 26 February 2012

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-22 14:40:43.683495; freshness should be verified

Geography

Likely covers Australian coastal waters traversed by the RV Solander during Trip 5458.