BMR Journal of Australian Geology and Geophysics: Volume 11, Issue 1

Twelve research articles from the BMR Journal of Australian Geology and Geophysics volume 11, issue 1, constitute this collection. Articles cover topics including a century of earthquakes in the Dalton-Gunning region, probabilistic earthquake risk maps for Tasmania, Australia's petroleum potential, and Upper Cambrian trilobites in New South Wales. The dataset provides a snapshot of Australian geological and geophysical research from the late 20th century.

Use Cases

• Seismic hazard assessment based on earthquake catalogs and probabilistic risk maps for Tasmania and New South Wales.
• Petroleum exploration research based on analysis of Australia's petroleum potential beyond the Exclusive Economic Zone.
• Stratigraphic and paleontological study based on Upper Cambrian trilobite fossils and sediment age data from western New South Wales.
• Geomorphic analysis based on discussions of major landform features in the Kosciusko-Bega region.
• Volcanological research based on discussions of submarine forearc volcanoes in the Solomon Islands.

Strengths

• Contains 12 distinct, peer-reviewed research articles providing primary source material.
• Cross-platform presence on data.gov.au indicates established curation and importance.
• Covers multiple sub-disciplines including seismology, paleontology, and petroleum geology within a single volume.

Limitations

• Critical metadata such as row count, file size, license, and specific publication dates are unavailable across all sources.
• The dataset's temporal coverage (the publication date of the journal volume) is not explicitly stated, limiting context for the research.
• Column names and data structure for any underlying tabular data within the articles are unknown.

Provenance

Source

BMR (Bureau of Mineral Resources) Journal of Australian Geology and Geophysics, published by the Australian government.

Collection Method

Compilation of a complete journal issue containing peer-reviewed scientific articles.

Freshness

Last updated metadata on data.gov.au is 2026-06-04, but this refers to platform metadata, not the publication date of the journal contents.

Geography

Primary focus on Australia (including Tasmania, New South Wales, continental scale), with additional research on the Solomon Islands.