Australian Coastal Underway Marine Data from RV Solander, November 2015

Australian Ocean Data Network provides marine sensor data collected by the Integrated Marine Observing System's Ships of Opportunity program. The data was gathered from the RV Solander research vessel during a specific voyage from 19 to 29 November 2015. The dataset likely contains continuous environmental measurements taken while the vessel was underway.

Use Cases

• Modeling oceanographic conditions based on underway sensor data.
• Analyzing temporal environmental changes during a specific research voyage.
• Calibrating remote sensing data with in-situ measurements from a research vessel.

Strengths

• Data originates from a national marine observing system (IMOS).
• Associated with a specific, documented research vessel voyage (RV Solander Trip 6351).
• Has a precise temporal coverage of 19 to 29 November 2015.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network via the Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS).

Collection Method

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

Time Range

19 November 2015 to 29 November 2015

Freshness

Last updated 2026 03 22 21:35:25.022783; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Likely Australian coastal and tropical waters, specific to the RV Solander's voyage path.