IMOS RV Solander Underway Ocean Sensor Data March-April 2015

IMOS Ships of Opportunity data was collected by the 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' sub-facility aboard the RV Solander during Trip 6182 from March 31 to April 19, 2015. The dataset, provided by the Australian Ocean Data Network, contains underway sensor measurements for oceanographic and environmental monitoring.

Use Cases

• Analyze time series sensor data for oceanographic patterns during the RV Solander's voyage in March-April 2015.
• Map underway environmental monitoring data to study marine conditions off Australia.
• Integrate this sensor data with other IMOS facility datasets for comprehensive marine science research.

Strengths

• Data originates from the authoritative Australian Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) project.
• Provides a defined temporal snapshot from a 20-day research voyage in 2015.
• Managed and shared by the established Australian Ocean Data Network.

Limitations

• The specific sensor variables, column structure, and data volume (rows/size) are unknown.
• Data is temporally limited to a single, short voyage from 2015.
• Available file formats (WMS, PNG, HTML) suggest access may be via web services rather than raw tabular data.

Provenance

Source

Australian Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) Ships of Opportunity facility.

Collection Method

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

Time Range

From March 31, 2015 to April 19, 2015.

Freshness

Metadata was last updated in March 2026, though the underlying data is from 2015.

Geography

Australia (collected during RV Solander Trip 6182, specific route undefined).