Underway Marine Sensor Data from RV Solander, March-April 2021

IMOS 'Ships of Opportunity' data collected by the 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' sub-facility aboard the RV Solander during Trip 7588. The data likely contains continuous sensor measurements from a research vessel voyage between 19 March 2021 and 08 April 2021. The Australian Ocean Data Network hosts this dataset, which was last updated in March 2026.

Use Cases

• Modeling sea surface temperature and salinity based on underway sensor data mentioned in the description
• Analyzing temporal trends in marine environmental variables based on the time-series nature of the data
• Calibrating remote sensing data with in-situ shipborne measurements based on the sensor data collection method
• Studying specific oceanographic transects based on the vessel's voyage path

Strengths

• Data is part of the national-scale Australian Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) project.
• The temporal coverage is precisely defined from 19 March 2021 to 08 April 2021.
• The dataset was last updated on 2026-03-22, suggesting ongoing metadata management.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network, via the IMOS 'Ships of Opportunity' facility.

Collection Method

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

Time Range

From 19 March 2021 to 08 April 2021.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-22 06:20:13.124984; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Likely covers the voyage path of the RV Solander Trip 7588, presumably in Australian waters.