IMOS Ships of Opportunity Underway Data from RV Solander, March-April 2012

IMOS Ships of Opportunity data collected by the 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' sub-facility aboard the RV Solander during Trip 5462. The data was gathered from 28 March 2012 to 24 April 2012. The Australian Ocean Data Network hosts this dataset, which was last updated on 28 April 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze underway oceanographic conditions based on sensor data collected from a research vessel.
• Study temporal patterns in marine environments during a specific voyage in March-April 2012.
• Validate or calibrate sensor models using data from the Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) facility.
• Map geospatial marine data collected via the Ships of Opportunity (SOOP) program.

Strengths

• Data originates from the authoritative Australian Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) project.
• Covers a specific, clearly defined temporal range from 28 March to 24 April 2012.
• Hosted by the Australian Ocean Data Network, a recognized data aggregation platform.

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.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

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 28 March 2012 to 24 April 2012

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-28 15:11:17.826103; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Likely covers tropical Australian coastal waters traversed by the RV Solander.