IMOS SOOP Underway Ocean Data from RV Solander, November 2017

November 15-24, 2017 data collected by the Australian Integrated Marine Observing System's Ships of Opportunity facility. The data originates from the 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' sub-facility aboard the research vessel RV Solander during Trip 6822. The Australian Ocean Data Network hosts this dataset.

Use Cases

• Modeling oceanographic conditions based on underway vessel sensor data mentioned in the description
• Analyzing temporal patterns in marine environments for the specified 10-day period
• Calibrating satellite or model data with in-situ observations from a research vessel
• Studying Australian tropical coastal waters based on the data collection platform

Strengths

• Data is part of the national-scale Australian Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS).
• Specific temporal coverage is clearly defined as November 15-24, 2017.
• Collection method is described as underway sampling from a dedicated research vessel.

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/source bias inherent to data_gov_au.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

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

Time Range

From 15 Nov 2017 to 24 Nov 2017

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-28 15:14:25.085681; freshness should be verified

Geography

Likely Australian tropical coastal waters, based on the vessel and program description.