IMOS Underway Ocean Sensor Data from RV Solander Trip 7493

From 29 November to 22 December 2020, the Australian Integrated Marine Observing System collected underway sensor data from the RV Solander research vessel. The dataset, part of the Ships of Opportunity facility, supports oceanographic and environmental monitoring research.

Use Cases

• Analyze time-series sensor data for oceanographic parameter trends during the 2020 voyage
• Correlate underway measurements with specific geographic locations from the vessel's track
• Validate and calibrate marine sensor performance using data from the Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels sub-facility

Strengths

• Data originates from the authoritative Australian Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) project
• Provides a focused temporal snapshot from a 24-day research voyage in late 2020
• Managed by the Australian Ocean Data Network, a recognized ocean data organization

Limitations

• The dataset's size, row count, and specific sensor columns are unknown, limiting analytical planning
• Data is from a single vessel trip, limiting spatial and temporal generalizability
• Available file formats (WMS, PNG, HTML) suggest it may be primarily for visualization, not raw tabular analysis

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 aboard the RV Solander research vessel.

Time Range

29 November 2020 to 22 December 2020

Freshness

Metadata was last updated on 21 March 2026.

Geography

Australia (specific voyage track unknown)