IMOS Ships of Opportunity Underway Data from RV Solander, August 2016

IMOS Ships of Opportunity data collected by the 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' sub-facility aboard the RV Solander during Trip 6576. The data was gathered from August 23 to August 29, 2016. The dataset is hosted by the Australian Ocean Data Network.

Use Cases

• Modeling oceanographic conditions based on underway sensor data.
• Analyzing temporal patterns in marine data from a specific research voyage.
• Calibrating satellite or model data with in-situ observations from a tropical research vessel.

Strengths

• Data originates from the authoritative Australian Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) project.
• Provides a specific temporal snapshot from a defined voyage (Trip 6576, August 23-29, 2016).

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale modeling.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Collected via the 'Ships of Opportunity' facility using sensors aboard the RV Solander.

Time Range

From 23 Aug 2016 to 29 Aug 2016.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-28 13:45:25.129216; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Likely covers the tropical marine region traversed by the RV Solander during Trip 6576.