IMOS SOOP Underway Data from RV Solander Trip 5668, Oct-Nov 2012

Underway marine data was collected by the Australian Integrated Marine Observing System's 'Ships of Opportunity' facility. The data originates from the 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' sub-facility aboard the RV Solander during Trip 5668. The data collection period was from 27 October 2012 to 18 November 2012.

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
• Calibrating satellite-derived ocean data with in-situ measurements from a research vessel

Strengths

• Data is associated with the authoritative Australian Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) project
• Collection period is precisely defined as 27 October 2012 to 18 November 2012
• Data is hosted by the Australian Ocean Data Network, a recognized national data aggregator

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 aboard the RV Solander

Time Range

27 October 2012 to 18 November 2012

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-22 17:14:45.395720; freshness should be verified

Geography

Likely Australian tropical coastal waters, specific to the RV Solander's voyage route