Underway Ocean Sensor Data from RV Solander Voyage 6394

IMOS Ships of Opportunity data collected by sensors aboard the RV Solander during a voyage from 31 Jan 2016 to 14 Feb 2016. The dataset provides oceanographic measurements from the 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' sub-facility, managed by the Australian Ocean Data Network.

Use Cases

• Analyze time-series sensor data for oceanographic patterns during the 15-day voyage.
• Correlate underway sensor measurements with known geographic routes of research vessels.
• Validate environmental monitoring models using data from the IMOS Ships of Opportunity facility.

Strengths

• Data originates from the authoritative Australian Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) project.
• Provides a specific 15-day temporal coverage from 31 Jan 2016 to 14 Feb 2016.
• Managed and published by the Australian Ocean Data Network, a recognized data aggregator.

Limitations

• Unknown data volume, row count, and specific column structure.
• Data is from a single vessel voyage, limiting spatial and temporal generalizability.
• Available file formats (WMS, PNG, HTML) suggest visual or map-based access, not 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 RV Solander.

Time Range

31 January 2016 to 14 February 2016.

Freshness

Metadata was last updated on 21 March 2026, though the underlying data is from 2016.

Geography

Australian waters, specific route of RV Solander Trip 6394.