Underway Ocean Sensor Data from RV Solander November 2020 Voyage

November 1-14, 2020 data collected by the Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels sub-facility aboard the RV Solander during Trip 7491. The dataset contains underway sensor measurements from the Australian Integrated Marine Observing System's Ships of Opportunity program, managed by the Australian Ocean Data Network.

Use Cases

• Analyze time-series sensor data from the RV Solander voyage for oceanographic feature detection.
• Correlate underway measurements with other IMOS datasets using the trip identifier (Trip 7491) and temporal coverage.
• Process raw sensor feeds from the SOOP facility for environmental monitoring model inputs.

Strengths

• Data originates from the authoritative Australian Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) project.
• Provides a specific 14-day temporal coverage from November 1 to 14, 2020.
• Managed and distributed by the established Australian Ocean Data Network.

Limitations

• The specific sensor variables, column structure, and data volume (rows) are unknown.
• Data format availability (WMS, PNG, HTML) suggests derived or visual products, not raw tabular data.
• Limited to a single vessel (RV Solander) and a short, specific voyage period.

Provenance

Source

Australian Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) Ships of Opportunity facility.

Collection Method

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

Time Range

November 1, 2020 to November 14, 2020.

Freshness

Metadata was last updated in March 2026, but the underlying data is from November 2020.

Geography

Australia (implied from IMOS and vessel registry), specific voyage track unknown.