283 wave- and tide-dominated estuaries and deltas across Australia were mapped for geomorphic features and sedimentary facies to evaluate evolutionary models. The study, published by the Australian Ocean Data Network, provides a large-sample statistical analysis of facies distribution and evolution under stable sea level conditions. It is described as the first published example of such data assembled from a large number of systems across an entire continent.
Use Cases
- Validate established facies models for estuary-to-delta evolution based on mapped geomorphic features.
- Analyze the shift in sand accumulation loci between tide-dominated estuaries and deltas.
- Compare intertidal environment surface areas in wave-dominated deltas versus estuaries.
- Model evolutionary pathways for wave-dominated estuaries based on facies distribution.
Strengths
- Analysis is based on a sample of 283 estuaries and deltas across Australia.
- The study is described as the first published example of such continent-scale geomorphic and sedimentary data.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count and specific data formats are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to data_gov_au, focusing solely on Australian systems.
Provenance
- Source
- Australian Ocean Data Network
- Collection Method
- Mapping of selected geomorphic features and sedimentary facies.
- Time Range
- Holocene epoch
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-16 09:48:28.242714; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Australia