Underway Marine Sensor Data from RV Solander Voyage, August-September 2014

IMOS 'Ships of Opportunity' data collected by sensors aboard the Australian research vessel RV Solander during a specific voyage in late 2014. The data originates from the 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' sub-facility and is hosted by the Australian Ocean Data Network. This dataset represents a snapshot of marine conditions from a defined 11-day period.

Use Cases

• Modeling oceanographic conditions based on underway sensor measurements mentioned in the description.
• Analyzing temporal patterns in marine data from a specific research voyage.
• Calibrating satellite or model data with in-situ observations from a tropical research vessel.

Strengths

• Data is associated with the authoritative IMOS (Integrated Marine Observing System) project.
• Data collection is tied to a specific vessel (RV Solander) and voyage (Trip 6045) for traceability.
• The temporal coverage is precisely defined as 22 August 2014 to 01 September 2014.

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 11-day voyage.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network via the IMOS 'Ships of Opportunity' facility.

Collection Method

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

Time Range

22 August 2014 to 01 September 2014

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-22 10:47:13.841909; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Likely Australian coastal/tropical waters, specific voyage path unknown.