Underway Marine Sensor Data from RV Solander Voyage, November 2019

Australian marine data collected by the Integrated Marine Observing System's Ships of Opportunity facility. The dataset originates from sensors aboard the research vessel RV Solander during a specific voyage from 17 to 20 November 2019. It is managed by the Australian Ocean Data Network.

Use Cases

• Analyzing oceanographic time-series trends based on underway sensor data.
• Modeling marine environmental conditions based on data from a tropical research vessel.
• Calibrating remote sensing data with in-situ measurements from the Ships of Opportunity program.
• Studying short-term temporal variability in a specific marine region based on the 4-day voyage.

Strengths

• Data is part of the national Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) facility.
• Covers a specific, documented voyage (Trip 7294) with clear dates (17-20 Nov 2019).
• Managed by the authoritative Australian Ocean Data Network.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and file size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic and temporal bias inherent to a single vessel's short voyage.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

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

Time Range

From 17 November 2019 to 20 November 2019.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-22 06:41:42.949582; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Likely covers marine regions traversed by the RV Solander during Trip 7294, within Australian waters.