Bynoe Harbour Sediment Oxygen Demand Measurements from 2016 Marine Survey

May 2016 sediment oxygen demand data collected from Bynoe Harbour, Northern Territory, Australia. The dataset contains results from experiments on seabed sediments gathered during the RV Solander survey SOL6432/GA4452. It was produced by Geoscience Australia, the Australian Institute of Marine Science, and the Northern Territory Government's Department of Land Resource Management.

Use Cases

• Modeling benthic oxygen consumption rates based on sediment chemistry data.
• Assessing habitat health for marine resource management based on baseline environmental data.
• Correlating sediment oxygen demand with acoustic backscatter and grain size data from the broader survey.

Strengths

• Data collected during a dedicated four-year (2014-2018) marine survey program.
• Results are linked to a detailed post-survey report (Record 2017/04) for context.
• Produced through a collaboration of three authoritative government and research agencies.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Freshness should be verified; last metadata update was 2026-04-20.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Field survey involving physical sediment sampling and laboratory oxygen demand experiments.

Time Range

Data collected from 2-29 May 2016.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-20 00:49:41.332597

Geography

Bynoe Harbour, Northern Territory, Australia