IMOS RV Solander Underway Ocean Sensor Data from April 2016

IMOS Ships of Opportunity data was collected by the 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' sub-facility aboard the RV Solander during Trip 6430 from 11 to 26 April 2016. The dataset contains underway sensor measurements for oceanographic and environmental monitoring.

Use Cases

• Analyze time series of underway sensor data for oceanographic feature detection during the April 2016 voyage.
• Correlate sensor measurements with geographic location data to map marine environmental conditions.
• Process PNG visualizations or WMS service layers for spatial analysis of the collected marine data.

Strengths

• Data originates from the authoritative Australian Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) project.
• Provides a focused 16-day temporal coverage from a specific research vessel trip in April 2016.
• Associated with the Australian Ocean Data Network, a recognized organization for marine data.

Limitations

• Specific data schema is unknown, lacking details on columns, row count, and measurement variables.
• Available file formats (WMS, PNG, HTML) suggest a focus on visualizations rather than raw tabular data.
• The license is unspecified, which may restrict certain downstream uses.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

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

Time Range

11 April 2016 to 26 April 2016

Freshness

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Geography

Australia, marine regions traversed by the RV Solander