Underway Marine Sensor Data from RV Solander Voyage, March-April 2017

Underway sensor data collected by the Australian Integrated Marine Observing System's Ships of Opportunity facility. The data originates from the RV Solander's Trip 6683, which took place from March 26 to April 9, 2017. The dataset is managed by the Australian Ocean Data Network.

Use Cases

• Modeling oceanographic conditions based on underway sensor measurements.
• Calibrating satellite-derived sea surface data based on in-situ sensor readings.
• Analyzing temporal patterns in marine environments based on the time-series nature of the data.
• Studying specific regional marine phenomena based on the voyage's geographic track.

Strengths

• Data is part of a national observing system (IMOS), suggesting standardized collection protocols.
• Specific temporal coverage is provided: March 26 to April 9, 2017.
• Data is associated with a specific research vessel and voyage (RV Solander Trip 6683).

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 or temporal bias inherent to a single vessel voyage.

Provenance

Source

Australian Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) Ships of Opportunity facility.

Collection Method

Collected by the 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' sub-facility aboard the RV Solander.

Time Range

From 26 Mar 2017 To 09 Apr 2017

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-22 09:38:28.552567; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Likely covers the voyage track of RV Solander Trip 6683, specific region unknown.