Aquatic Substrate Spectral Library For Adelaide Coastal Waters

An aquatic substrate spectral library from the Australian National Spectral Database, collected for the Adelaide Coastal Waters Study in 2003. The dataset supports remote sensing analysis of marine and coastal features and was cited in a 2007 technical report by Blackburn and Dekker.

Use Cases

• Perform end-member studies using spectral signatures to identify distinct aquatic substrate types.
• Analyze spectral data for remote sensing interpretation of natural and anthropogenic coastal changes.
• Validate satellite-derived aquatic feature classifications against field spectroscopy measurements from this library.

Strengths

• Data is part of the authoritative Australian National Spectral Database managed by Geoscience Australia.
• Spectral library is specifically focused on aquatic substrates, a targeted environmental domain.
• Dataset is associated with a published technical report providing context and validation.

Limitations

• Specific data volume, file formats, and column structure are unknown from the provided metadata.
• Data is from a single year (2003), limiting temporal analysis of changes over time.
• Geographic scope is restricted to Adelaide coastal waters, reducing broader applicability.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia Data, via the National Spectral Database.

Collection Method

Field spectroscopy, as indicated by tags and the associated remote sensing study.

Time Range

2003.

Freshness

Metadata was last updated in March 2026, though the underlying data is from 2003.

Geography

Adelaide coastal waters, Australia.