Bynoe Harbour Sediment Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide Flux Measurements

Geoscience Australia and partners collected O2 consumption and CO2 production rates from seabed sediment core incubations in Bynoe Harbour during May 2016. The data supports the creation of thematic habitat maps for marine resource management in the Darwin region. Measurements were part of a four-year baseline data program funded by the INPEX-led Ichthys LNG Project.

Use Cases

• Modeling benthic carbon fluxes based on core incubation experiments.
• Assessing sediment health and biogeochemical processes for habitat mapping.
• Establishing environmental baselines for coastal management decisions.

Strengths

• Data originates from a multi-institutional survey (Geoscience Australia, AIMS, NT Government) with a detailed post-survey report.
• Supports a four-year (2014-2018) baseline data program for marine resource management.

Limitations

• Column names and row counts are unspecified across all platform entries.
• License information is not provided in any source.
• Dataset size and specific file structure details are unknown.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Core incubation experiments on seabed sediments collected during marine survey SOL6432/GA4452 aboard the RV Solander.

Time Range

Survey conducted from 2-29 May 2016.

Freshness

Last updated on 2026-05-05 according to one platform entry.

Geography

Bynoe Harbour and outer Darwin Harbour, Northern Territory, Australia.