IMOS Ships of Opportunity Underway Data from RV Solander Trip 6396, Feb-Mar 2016

IMOS Ships of Opportunity data was collected by the 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' sub-facility aboard the RV Solander during Trip 6396. The data collection period was from 28 February 2016 to 15 March 2016. The dataset is managed by the Australian Ocean Data Network.

Use Cases

• Analyze marine environmental conditions based on underway sensor data mentioned in the description.
• Validate sensor performance on research vessels based on the 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' sub-facility.
• Study temporal patterns in a tropical marine region based on the specific voyage time frame.

Strengths

• Data originates from the established IMOS Ships of Opportunity facility.
• Collection period is precisely defined as 28 February 2016 to 15 March 2016.
• Specific research vessel (RV Solander) and trip number (6396) are documented.

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/source bias inherent to data_gov_au.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

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

Time Range

28 February 2016 to 15 March 2016

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-17 01:23:48.158661; freshness should be verified

Geography

Likely covers the tropical marine region traversed by RV Solander during Trip 6396.