Estimates of significant wave height and period, together with tidal current speed over a semi-lunar cycle, were used to predict areas on the Australian continental shelf where unconsolidated sediment was mobilised. These sediment-entraining processes were examined independently to quantify their relative importance. The dataset originates from the Australian Ocean Data Network.
Use Cases
- Mapping sediment mobility zones based on predicted threshold exceedance.
- Comparing the relative impact of tidal currents versus swell waves on sediment transport.
- Modeling continental shelf geomorphology based on hydrodynamic forcing data.
Strengths
- Focuses on the Australian continental shelf, providing region-specific analysis.
- Integrates two key hydrodynamic forcing factors: tidal currents and swell waves.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Provenance
- Source
- Australian Ocean Data Network
- Collection Method
- Analysis based on estimates of significant wave height, period, and tidal current speed.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-16 16:19:05.545161; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Australian continental shelf