IMOS Ships of Opportunity Underway Data from RV Solander Trip 5650, Sep-Oct 2012

IMOS Ships of Opportunity data was collected by the 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' sub-facility aboard the RV Solander during Trip 5650. The data collection period was from September 8 to October 5, 2012. The dataset is aggregated by the Australian Ocean Data Network.

Use Cases

• Analyze underway marine sensor data collected from a research vessel.
• Study temporal patterns in oceanographic variables during a specific voyage.
• Validate or supplement satellite-derived ocean data with in-situ measurements.
• Model physical oceanographic processes in tropical Australian waters.

Strengths

• Data originates from the established Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) project.
• The collection period is precisely defined as September 8 to October 5, 2012.

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 the specific vessel trip.

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

From 08 Sep 2012 to 05 Oct 2012

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-17 01:33:09.134747; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Likely covers the route of the RV Solander Trip 5650, presumably in Australian tropical waters.