Underway Marine Sensor Data from RV Solander Trip 6042, August 2014

IMOS Ships of Opportunity data collected by the 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' sub-facility aboard the RV Solander during Trip 6042. The data was gathered from 04 August 2014 to 10 August 2014 and is managed by the Australian Ocean Data Network.

Use Cases

• Analyze temporal patterns in oceanographic conditions based on the described time-series sensor data.
• Model spatial distributions of marine variables based on the underway vessel track.
• Calibrate or validate other oceanographic models using sensor data from a known research vessel.
• Study short-term oceanographic phenomena during a specific research voyage in August 2014.

Strengths

• Data is part of the national Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) project, suggesting a standardized collection framework.
• The temporal coverage is precisely defined from 04 August 2014 to 10 August 2014.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic/temporal bias inherent to a single vessel trip.

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

04 August 2014 to 10 August, 2014

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-22 07:22:22.892419; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Likely tropical Australian waters, specific to the route of RV Solander Trip 6042.