IMOS Underway Sensor Data from RV Solander Trip 6684 in April 2017

April 12-23, 2017 data was collected by the Integrated Marine Observing System's 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' sub-facility aboard the RV Solander. It contains underway sensor measurements from a Ships of Opportunity (SOOP) platform for oceanographic and environmental monitoring.

Use Cases

• Analyze time-series sensor data for oceanographic parameter trends during the April 2017 voyage.
• Correlate underway measurements with known Australian marine environmental conditions from the specified time period.
• Use the SOOP facility data for calibrating or validating other marine sensor networks in the region.

Strengths

• Data originates from the authoritative Australian Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) project.
• Provides a focused 12-day time series from a specific research vessel trip (RV Solander Trip 6684).
• Managed by the Australian Ocean Data Network, a recognized national data aggregator.

Limitations

• Specific data variables, row count, and column structure are unknown from the provided input.
• Data is from a single, short-duration voyage, limiting temporal and spatial generalizability.
• Available file formats (WMS, PNG, HTML) suggest the primary access may be via web services rather than raw tabular data.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Collected via the 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' sub-facility of the Ships of Opportunity (SOOP) program.

Time Range

From April 12, 2017 to April 23, 2017.

Freshness

Metadata was last updated on March 22, 2026, but the underlying data is from April 2017.

Geography

Australia (implied from IMOS and vessel origin; specific voyage track unknown).