Arafura Basin Hydrogeological Inventory with Geological Themes
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Description
Arafura Basin descriptive attributes cover themes like location, demographics, geology, and groundwater management. The basin's sedimentary record spans over 250 million years, from the late Neoproterozoic to the early Permian. Australian Ocean Data Network compiled this inventory, last updated on 2026-04-16.
Use Cases
Mapping groundwater management zones based on administrative and hydrogeological themes
Analyzing geological history based on described rock groups and sedimentary sequences
Assessing groundwater potential for remote communities based on documented aquifer formations
Studying land use impacts on groundwater based on environment and industry themes
Strengths
Descriptive topics are grouped into 11 distinct themes, including Hydrogeology and Groundwater management
The basin's sedimentary record spans greater than 250 million years
Previous hydrogeological investigations by the Northern Territory Government are referenced
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 bias inherent to data_gov_au
Provenance
Source
Australian Ocean Data Network
Freshness
Last updated 2026-04-16 14:56:37.250131
Geography
Arafura Basin, northern continental margin of Australia
File format is PDF; data structure and column details are unknown.