Underway Marine Sensor Data from RV Solander March-April 2022

Sensor data was collected by the Australian Integrated Marine Observing System's Ships of Opportunity facility aboard the RV Solander during Trip 7768. The dataset covers a voyage from 27 March 2022 to 02 April 2022. It provides time-series observations for oceanographic and environmental monitoring.

Use Cases

• Analyze time-series sensor data for trends in oceanographic conditions during the March-April 2022 voyage.
• Correlate underway sensor readings with known environmental monitoring parameters for the sampled region.
• Use the time-series data to validate marine science models for the Australian coastal area covered by the trip.

Strengths

• Data originates from the authoritative Australian Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) project.
• Provides a defined temporal coverage from 27 March 2022 to 02 April 2022.
• Focuses on a specific geographic area related to the RV Solander's Trip 7768.

Limitations

• Specific column names, data types, and row counts are unknown, limiting immediate analytical use.
• Available file formats (WMS, PNG, HTML) suggest the data may be primarily served as visualizations or web services, not raw tabular data.
• The license is unspecified, which may restrict commercial or redistribution use cases.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network via the Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS).

Collection Method

Collected via the 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' sub-facility under the Ships of Opportunity (SOOP) program.

Time Range

27 March 2022 to 02 April 2022.

Freshness

The metadata was last updated on 21 March 2026, indicating active curation.

Geography

Australia, specifically the route of the RV Solander Trip 7768.