Underway Marine Sensor Data from RV Solander Voyage, February 2015

IMOS Ships of Opportunity data collected aboard the RV Solander during Trip 6154 from 01 Feb 2015 to 15 Feb 2015. The dataset was gathered by the 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' sub-facility and is hosted by the Australian Ocean Data Network.

Use Cases

• Modeling sea surface temperature patterns based on underway sensor data.
• Analyzing temporal trends in marine conditions during a specific research voyage.
• Calibrating satellite oceanographic data with in-situ ship-based measurements.

Strengths

• Data is part of the national-scale Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS).
• Covers a specific 15-day voyage in February 2015, providing a temporal snapshot.

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's route.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

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

Time Range

From 01 Feb 2015 to 15 Feb 2015

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-22 20:56:48.538711; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Likely Australian tropical coastal waters, specific route unknown.