Benthic sediment sampling was conducted in Inner Darwin Harbour and Bynoe Harbour between May 29 and June 19, 2017. The dataset comprises area-based rates of total carbon dioxide production and oxygen uptake in marine sediments. This work was part of a four-year science program from 2014 to 2018 led by the Northern Territory Government and supported by the INPEX-led Ichthys LNG Project, Geoscience Australia, and the Australian Institute of Marine Science.
Use Cases
- Modeling benthic carbon cycling based on sediment carbon dioxide production rates.
- Assessing seabed habitat health based on sediment oxygen uptake measurements.
- Creating thematic habitat maps for marine resource management based on baseline sediment data.
- Analyzing the impact of coastal development on sediment biogeochemistry in tropical harbours.
Strengths
- Data collection was part of a four-year (2014-2018) science program aimed at creating baseline maps.
- Sampling was conducted over a specific three-week period from May 29 to June 19, 2017.
- Project involved collaboration between government (NT DENR, Geoscience Australia), research (AIMS), and industry (INPEX) partners.
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 the specific harbour locations surveyed.
Provenance
- Source
- Australian Ocean Data Network, aggregating data from Geoscience Australia, Australian Institute of Marine Science, and Northern Territory Government.
- Collection Method
- Benthic sediment sampling and core incubation experiments.
- Time Range
- 2017 (specifically May 29 to June 19 for fieldwork), part of a program spanning 2014-2018.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-06-04 05:34:33.534132; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Inner Darwin Harbour (GA0358) and shallow water areas in and around Bynoe Harbour (GA0359), Northern Territory, Australia.