Australian Ocean Data Network presents data from a fleet of ocean bottom seismographs deployed in Australian waters. The instruments have a broadband frequency range and are capable of recording both passive-source seismic data and active-source data generated by airgun arrays. An abstract describing the data was presented at the 2017 Australian Petroleum Production & Exploration Association Conference.
Use Cases
- Imaging crust and upper mantle velocity distribution based on analysis of reflected and refracted seismic phases.
- Monitoring seismic survey noise for environmentally responsible exploration.
- Analyzing whale calls recorded concurrently with seismic data.
- Studying S-wave propagation using the three-component recording capability.
Strengths
- Seismographs have a broadband frequency range.
- Similar instruments are available at only five or six institutions globally.
- Multi-purpose devices record passive-source and active-source data simultaneously.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Provenance
- Source
- Australian Ocean Data Network
- Collection Method
- Data collected during commercial seismic surveys in Australian waters.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-16 14:43:46.265021; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Australian waters