Australian Marine Sensor Data from RV Solander Voyage, Nov-Dec 2012

Australian coastal data collected by the Integrated Marine Observing System's Ships of Opportunity facility. The data originates from sensors aboard the research vessel RV Solander during a specific voyage from 22 November to 05 December 2012. It is hosted by the Australian Ocean Data Network.

Use Cases

• Modeling oceanographic conditions based on underway sensor data.
• Analyzing temporal patterns in marine data from a specific research voyage.
• Integrating sensor observations from the Ships of Opportunity program into larger studies.

Strengths

• Data is associated with the national Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) project.
• The specific vessel (RV Solander) and voyage (Trip 5670) are clearly identified.
• The temporal coverage is precisely defined as 22 November to 05 December 2012.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and file size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic and temporal bias inherent to a single vessel's voyage.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Collected by the 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' sub-facility of the IMOS Ships of Opportunity program.

Time Range

22 November 2012 to 05 December 2012

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-22 10:52:42.650336; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Australian coastal/tropical waters (likely, based on vessel and program description)