IMOS Underway Marine Sensor Data from RV Solander, April 2013

IMOS Ships of Opportunity data collected by the 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' sub-facility aboard the RV Solander during Trip 5751. The dataset covers a voyage from 15 April 2013 to 24 April 2013 and is hosted by the Australian Ocean Data Network. File formats include WMS, PNG, and HTML.

Use Cases

• Analyze oceanographic conditions based on underway sensor measurements mentioned in the description
• Validate or calibrate satellite-derived sea surface data based on in-situ sensor readings
• Study temporal patterns in marine environments based on the 10-day voyage time range
• Map spatial data distributions based on the geospatial file formats (WMS, PNG)

Strengths

• Data is part of the national-scale Australian Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) project
• Covers a specific 10-day voyage from 15 to 24 April 2013
• Hosted by the authoritative Australian Ocean Data Network

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 Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) Ships of Opportunity facility

Collection Method

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

Time Range

15 April 2013 to 24 April 2013

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-28 15:35:15.990720; freshness should be verified

Geography

Likely covers tropical Australian waters, specific geography is unknown