Underway Marine Data from RV Solander Voyage in August-September 2022

IMOS 'Ships of Opportunity' data was collected by the 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' sub-facility aboard the Australian Institute of Marine Science vessel RV Solander. The dataset covers a specific voyage, Trip 7876, from 22 August 2022 to 10 September 2022. It is distributed by the Australian Ocean Data Network.

Use Cases

• Modeling oceanographic conditions in tropical waters based on underway sensor data.
• Analyzing temporal patterns in marine data collected during a specific research voyage.
• Calibrating satellite-derived ocean data with in-situ measurements from a research vessel.
• Studying the Australian marine environment using data from a national observing system.

Strengths

• Data originates from a national marine observing system (IMOS) and a known research vessel (RV Solander).
• Has a precisely defined temporal coverage for a single voyage (22 Aug 2022 to 10 Sep 2022).

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

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' program.

Time Range

22 August 2022 to 10 September 2022.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-28 12:46:53.350516; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Likely covers the tropical Australian marine region traversed by RV Solander during Trip 7876.