IMOS Ships of Opportunity Underway Data from RV Solander Trip 6940

A data set collected by the 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' sub-facility of the Australian Integrated Marine Observing System's Ships of Opportunity program. It was gathered aboard the RV Solander during Trip 6940 from 29 July 2018 to 12 August 2018. The data is managed by the Australian Ocean Data Network.

Use Cases

• Analyze marine environmental conditions based on underway data collection from a research vessel.
• Study physical oceanographic parameters in tropical waters based on the Ships of Opportunity program's scope.
• Validate or supplement satellite-derived oceanographic data based on in-situ measurements from RV Solander.

Strengths

• Data collection is associated with the national-scale Australian Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS).
• The temporal coverage is precisely defined as 29 July 2018 to 12 August 2018.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

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

29 July 2018 to 12 August 2018

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-17 02:02:31.975812; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Likely covers tropical Australian coastal waters traversed by RV Solander.