Underway Marine Sensor Data from RV Solander Trip 8392, August 2024

IMOS Ships of Opportunity underway data was collected by the 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' sub-facility aboard the RV Solander Trip 8392. The dataset covers a voyage from 22 August 2024 to 27 August 2024. It is part of the Australian Integrated Marine Observing System project and is hosted by the Australian Ocean Data Network.

Use Cases

• Analyze oceanographic conditions based on underway sensor data mentioned in the description
• Validate regional ocean models based on in-situ tropical research vessel measurements
• Study temporal patterns in marine environments based on the specific August 2024 voyage timeframe

Strengths

• Data is part of the established Australian Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) project.
• The specific voyage time range (22-27 August 2024) is explicitly documented.
• The collecting vessel (RV Solander) and sub-facility (Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels) are identified.

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/temporal/source bias inherent to data_gov_au.

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

22 August 2024 to 27 August 2024

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-17 01:41:24.820999; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Likely covers the tropical coastal waters traversed by the RV Solander during Trip 8392.