IMOS SOOP Underway Marine Data from RV Solander, March 2017

IMOS Ships of Opportunity data collected by the 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' sub-facility aboard the RV Solander during Trip 6676. The data was gathered from March 8 to March 11, 2017, and is served by the Australian Ocean Data Network. The dataset is available in WMS, PNG, and HTML formats.

Use Cases

• Analyze oceanographic conditions based on underway sensor data mentioned in the description
• Validate satellite-derived sea surface data based on in-situ shipborne measurements
• Model short-term marine environmental variability based on the multi-day time-series data
• Study tropical marine ecosystems based on data from a dedicated tropical research vessel

Strengths

• Data originates from the authoritative Australian Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) project.
• The temporal coverage is precisely defined as March 8 to March 11, 2017.
• The data is served via standardized geospatial formats like WMS.

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.
• The description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network, via the IMOS Ships of Opportunity facility.

Collection Method

Collected via underway sensors aboard the research vessel RV Solander.

Time Range

March 8, 2017 to March III, 2017

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-28 13:12:30.828892; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Likely covers the voyage path of RV Solander Trip 6676, presumably in Australian tropical waters.