IMOS Underway Ocean Data from RV Solander Trip 7429, May 2020

The 'Ships of Opportunity' (SOOP) facility of the Australian Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) collected this data set. It was gathered by the 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' sub-facility aboard the RV Solander during Trip 7429 from 18 May 2020 to 21 May 2020. The data is distributed by the Australian Ocean Data Network.

Use Cases

• Modeling oceanographic conditions based on underway sensor data mentioned in the description
• Analyzing temporal changes in marine parameters during a specific research voyage
• Calibrating satellite-derived ocean data with in-situ measurements from a research vessel

Strengths

• Data originates from the authoritative Australian Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) project.
• The temporal coverage is precisely defined as 18-21 May 2020 for Trip 7429.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

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

Time Range

18 May 2020 to 21 May -2020

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-22 15:41:42.600971; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Likely Australian coastal waters, based on the vessel and organization.