Australian Marine Underway Data from RV Solander, March 2012

Australian coastal data collected by the 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 voyage from March 1 to March 14, 2012. It is hosted by the Australian Ocean Data Network.

Use Cases

• Analyze marine environmental conditions based on underway sensor data.
• Model coastal oceanographic processes based on data from a research vessel.
• Validate satellite-derived ocean data based on in-situ shipboard measurements.

Strengths

• Data is associated with the national Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) project.
• The specific voyage (Trip 5459) and date range (01-14 Mar 2012) are clearly documented.

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/temporal bias inherent to data_gov_au.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Collected via the 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' sub-facility aboard the RV Solander.

Time Range

From 01 Mar 2012 To 14 Mar 2012

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-22 11:17:40.338265; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Australian coastal waters (implied by vessel and program).