Underway Ocean Sensor Data from RV Solander May 2013 Voyage

IMOS Ships of Opportunity data was collected by the 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' sub-facility aboard the RV Solander during Trip 5754 from May 3 to May 30, 2013. This time-series dataset supports oceanographic and environmental monitoring research in Australian waters.

Use Cases

• Analyze time-series sensor data for oceanographic patterns during the May 2013 voyage.
• Correlate underway sensor readings with known environmental monitoring objectives for the region.
• Study marine science variables collected by the RV Solander's sensor suite for the specified 28-day period.

Strengths

• Data originates from the Australian Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS), a national scientific infrastructure.
• Provides a continuous 28-day time series of sensor observations from a specific research vessel trip.
• Dataset is tagged for specific domains: Oceanography, Environmental monitoring, Marine Science, and Australia.

Limitations

• Specific sensor variables, column names, and data volume (rows/size) are not documented.
• Data is from a single vessel trip in 2013, limiting temporal and spatial generalizability.
• Available file formats (WMS, PNG, HTML) suggest a focus on visualizations rather than raw tabular data.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network via the 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

From May 3, 2013, to May 30, 2013.

Freshness

Metadata was last updated on March 21, 2026, but the underlying data is from May 2013.

Geography

Australian waters (implied by IMOS and vessel operations).