Australian Ocean Data Network provides a statistical analysis of 721 Australian clastic coastal depositional environments. The dataset uses numerical values of wave, tide, and river power to predict geomorphic classifications established from remotely sensed imagery. This systematic numerical analysis for coastal environments was last updated on 2026-04-16.
Use Cases
- Predict coastal geomorphology classification based on wave, tide, and river power metrics.
- Validate remote sensing-derived environmental classifications with quantitative hydrodynamic data.
- Build statistical models for classifying wave- and tide-dominated deltas, estuaries, lagoons, strand plains, and tidal flats.
Strengths
- Analysis based on a database of 721 distinct coastal environments.
- Geomorphic classifications were established independently from remotely sensed imagery.
- Dataset represents a systematic numerical analysis not previously attempted for any region.
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 data_gov_au.
Provenance
- Source
- Australian Ocean Data Network
- Collection Method
- Statistical assessment using a database of environments, with geomorphic classification established from remotely sensed imagery.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-16 16:31:20.382527; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Australia