Keppel Bay Coastal Sediment Record Spanning 1500 Years

Keppel Bay, Queensland, Australia, is the location for this study of a beach-ridge plain. The dataset likely contains measurements of ridge morphology, sediment texture, and geochemistry, with a chronology built using optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) dating. The data was contributed by the Australian Ocean Data Network and was last updated on 2026-04-04.

Use Cases

• Modeling historical shoreline accumulation rates based on the ridge succession chronology.
• Analyzing changes in sediment source areas based on geochemistry data.
• Investigating relative sea-level falls over the 1500-year period based on preliminary interpretations.

Strengths

• Covers a 1500-year temporal record of coastal change.
• Includes multiple data dimensions: morphology, texture, and geochemistry.
• Uses OSL dating to build a detailed chronology.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Interpretations are described as preliminary.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Field study examining ridge morphology, sediment texture, and geochemistry, with chronology from OSL dating.

Time Range

1500-year record

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-04 09:23:05.967526; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Keppel Bay, central coast of Queensland, Australia