IMOS SOOP: Underway Marine Sensor Data from RV Solander Trip 6394, Jan-Feb 2016

From 31 January 2016 to 14 February 2016, underway sensor data was collected by the Australian Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) aboard the research vessel RV Solander. The data originates from the 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' sub-facility within the Ships of Opportunity (SOOP) program and is managed by the Australian Ocean Data Network.

Use Cases

• Modeling oceanographic conditions based on underway sensor measurements mentioned in the description
• Analyzing temporal patterns in marine data collected during a specific research voyage
• Calibrating remote sensing data with in-situ observations from a tropical research vessel
• Studying Australian coastal and tropical marine systems based on the data's geographic and programmatic context

Strengths

• Data is associated with the authoritative Australian Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) project.
• The temporal coverage is precisely defined from 31 Jan 2016 to 14 Feb 2016.
• Data is served via WMS, enabling direct integration with geospatial tools.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and data scale are 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 underway sensors on the research vessel RV Solander as part of the Ships of Opportunity program.

Time Range

31 January 2016 to 14 February 2016

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-28 15:05:53.214342; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Likely Australian coastal/tropical waters, specific voyage path unknown.