IMOS Ships of Opportunity Data from RV Solander Trip 8467, Jan-Feb 2025

Australian marine data collected by the Integrated Marine Observing System's Ships of Opportunity facility. The data was gathered by the 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' sub-facility aboard the RV Solander during Trip 8467 from 31 January to 15 February 2025. It is hosted by the Australian Ocean Data Network and was last updated on 17 June 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze underway marine conditions based on the 'Ships of Opportunity' data collection method
• Study temporal patterns in tropical waters based on the specific voyage time range
• Validate or supplement satellite-derived oceanographic data based on in-situ vessel measurements

Strengths

• Data originates from the established Australian Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) project
• Covers a specific 16-day voyage period from 31 January to 15 February 2025
• Collected via a dedicated 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' sub-facility

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 and temporal bias inherent to a single vessel voyage

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 aboard RV Solander.

Time Range

From 31 January 2025 to 15 February 2025

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-17 01:57:01.329965; freshness should be verified

Geography

Likely covers the tropical marine region traversed by the RV Solander during Trip 8467.