IMOS Ships of Opportunity Underway Data from RV Solander Trip 8268

Underway sensor data collected by the Australian Integrated Marine Observing System's Ships of Opportunity facility. The data originates from the RV Solander Trip 8268, which operated from 27 January 2024 to 06 February 2024. It is managed by the Australian Ocean Data Network.

Use Cases

• Modeling oceanographic conditions in tropical waters based on underway sensor data.
• Analyzing temporal patterns in marine sensor readings from a specific research voyage.
• Validating satellite-derived ocean data with in-situ measurements from a known vessel track.
• Studying the operational data yield from the Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels sub-facility.

Strengths

• Data is associated with a specific, documented research voyage (RV Solander Trip 8268).
• The dataset has a precise temporal coverage from 27 Jan 2024 to 06 Feb 2024.
• It is part of the established Australian Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) project.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic or 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 of the IMOS Ships of Opportunity program.

Time Range

From 27 Jan 2024 to 06 Feb 2024

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-17 01:42:19.305405; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Likely covers the tropical marine region traversed by the RV Solander during Trip 8268.