IMOS SOOP Underway Data from RV Solander Trip 5463, May 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 Trip 5463 from 04 May 2012 to 30 May 2012. The dataset is hosted by the Australian Ocean Data Network.

Use Cases

• Analyzing oceanographic conditions along the vessel's route based on the underway data collection method.
• Studying sensor performance and data collection from research vessels based on the 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' sub-facility.
• Modeling temporal marine patterns based on the specific trip dates from May 2012.
• Validating other marine observational datasets based on the IMOS project's standardized collection framework.

Strengths

• Data is part of the standardized Australian Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) project.
• Specific temporal coverage is provided for the trip from 04 May 2012 to 30 May 2012.
• Data collection method is described as 'underway' from a specific research vessel, RV Solander.

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

04 May 2012 to 30 May 2012

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-28 13:50:46.868960; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Likely Australian coastal waters, based on the vessel and program origin.