IMOS Ships of Opportunity Underway Data from RV Solander Trip 7523, Feb 2021

A three-day collection from 24 to 27 February 2021, this dataset contains underway sensor data from the Australian Integrated Marine Observing System's Ships of Opportunity program. It was collected by the 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' sub-facility aboard the RV Solander during Trip 7523. The data is hosted by the Australian Ocean Data Network.

Use Cases

• Analyze marine environmental conditions based on underway sensor measurements mentioned in the description
• Model oceanographic parameters for the specified time and location based on the trip details
• Validate satellite-derived ocean data with in-situ observations from the research vessel
• Study temporal variability in tropical marine systems over the three-day observation period

Strengths

• Data is part of the national-scale Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) project
• Temporal coverage is precisely defined as 24 to 27 February 2021
• Collection platform is specified as the RV Solander research vessel

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 trip

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

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

Time Range

24 February 2021 to 27 February -2021

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-28 13:02:52.561059; freshness should be verified

Geography

Likely Australian coastal or tropical waters, specific to RV Solander's route