IMOS Underway Ocean Data from RV Solander Voyage, January 2013

IMOS 'Ships of Opportunity' data collected by the Australian Ocean Data Network from the RV Solander's Trip 5673. The dataset covers a 10-day voyage from 19 to 28 January 2013. It originates from the 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' sub-facility of the Integrated Marine Observing System.

Use Cases

• Analyzing oceanographic conditions along a vessel's track based on underway sensor data.
• Studying temporal patterns in marine variables during a specific research voyage.
• Calibrating satellite or model data with in-situ observations from a known platform.
• Investigating spatial gradients in tropical waters off Australia.

Strengths

• Data is associated with a specific, documented research voyage (RV Solander Trip 5673).
• Collected under the standardized IMOS 'Ships of Opportunity' national facility.
• Covers a defined 10-day time period from 19 to 28 January 2013.

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.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network via the Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS).

Collection Method

Collected via the 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' sub-facility aboard the RV Solander.

Time Range

From 19 January 2013 to 28 January 2013.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-28 12:34:29.978291; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Likely covers the tropical waters traversed by the RV Solander during its voyage.