IMOS SOOP Underway Data from RV Solander Trip 6115, Jan 2015

Ships of Opportunity (SOOP) data collected by the Australian Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) aboard the RV Solander during Trip 6115 from 04 to 12 January 2015. The data set originates from the 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' sub-facility and is hosted by the Australian Ocean Data Network.

Use Cases

• Calibrating satellite-derived oceanographic measurements based on in-situ sensor data.
• Analyzing short-term oceanographic variability in tropical waters based on underway sensor readings.
• Validating oceanographic models for the Australian region based on sensor data from a research vessel.

Strengths

• Data is part of the national-scale Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) project.
• Provides a specific 9-day temporal snapshot from a known research vessel (RV Solander Trip 6115).

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Collected via the 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' sub-facility of the IMOS Ships of Opportunity (SOOP) program.

Time Range

04 Jan 2015 to 12 Jan 2015

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-17 02:35:13.106062; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Likely covers tropical Australian waters traversed by the RV Solander.