Underway Marine Data from RV Solander Voyage, November-December 2016

IMOS Ships of Opportunity data collected aboard the RV Solander during a specific research trip from 26 November to 09 December 2016. This dataset is part of the Australian Integrated Marine Observing System's facility for sensors on tropical research vessels. The Australian Ocean Data Network serves as the organizing body for this data.

Use Cases

• Modeling oceanographic conditions in tropical regions based on underway vessel measurements.
• Analyzing temporal environmental changes during a specific research voyage.
• Calibrating satellite or remote sensing data with in-situ shipborne observations.
• Studying marine biogeochemical or physical processes along the vessel's track.

Strengths

• Data is associated with a specific, documented research vessel voyage (RV Solander Trip 6578).
• Provides a defined temporal coverage from 26 November to 09 December 2016.
• Part of a national observing system (IMOS), suggesting standardized collection protocols.

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 bias inherent to a single vessel's track.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

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

Time Range

From 26 Nov 2016 to 09 Dec 2016

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-22 17:02:49.460142; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Likely covers tropical Australian waters along the RV Solander's voyage track.