Bynoe Harbour Seabed Sediment Chlorin and Porosity Data, 2016

Surface sediment data for Bynoe Harbour collected by Geoscience Australia, AIMS, and the Northern Territory Government from 2-29 May 2016 on the RV Solander. This dataset comprises total chlorin concentrations, chlorin indices, and porosity measurements from the Bynoe Harbour Marine Survey (GA4452/SOL6432). The project was part of a four-year (2014-2018) program to improve knowledge of marine environments for habitat mapping and resource management.

Use Cases

• Modeling seabed habitat health based on chlorin concentration and porosity data.
• Analyzing sediment geochemistry for baseline environmental assessments.
• Correlating physical sediment properties with acoustic backscatter data mentioned in the survey description.

Strengths

• Data collected during a dedicated 28-day marine survey (2-29 May 2016) with documented methodology.
• Part of a multi-year (2014-2018) baseline data collection program for marine resource management.
• Published with a detailed post-survey report (Siwabessy et al., 2016) providing context.

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 survey.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia, Australian Institute of Marine Science, Northern Territory Government Department of Land Resource Management.

Collection Method

Physical samples of seabed sediments collected during the RV Solander survey SOL6432/GA4452.

Time Range

2016-05-02 to 2016-05-29

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-16 08:57:07.844919; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Bynoe Harbour, Northern Territory, Australia.