IMOS SOOP Underway Marine Data from RV Solander, Nov-Dec 2014

IMOS Ships of Opportunity data was collected by sensors aboard the Australian research vessel RV Solander during a specific voyage in late 2014. The dataset is part of the Australian Integrated Marine Observing System's effort to gather ocean data from commercial and research vessels. It is hosted by the Australian Ocean Data Network and was last updated in March 2026.

Use Cases

• Modeling ocean surface conditions based on underway sensor data mentioned in the description
• Analyzing temporal trends in marine parameters for the voyage period
• Validating satellite-derived ocean data with in-situ shipboard measurements
• Studying regional marine biogeochemistry from tropical research vessel observations

Strengths

• Data is part of the national Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) project.
• Covers a specific, documented research voyage (Trip 6080) with known dates.

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/source bias inherent to data_gov_au.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Collected by the 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' sub-facility of the IMOS Ships of Opportunity program.

Time Range

From 09 Nov 2014 To 03 Dec 2014

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-22 15:52:52.761941; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Likely covers the route of the RV Solander research vessel, presumably in Australian tropical waters.