Fitzroy River Basin Sediment Source Geochemistry and Modelling Data

Australian Ocean Data Network hosts data on sediment sources in the Fitzroy River coastal zone. The dataset likely contains geochemical measurements and Bayesian model outputs used to identify and quantify catchment contributions over time. It was last updated on 2026-06-27.

Use Cases

• Modeling changes in sediment source contributions over time based on Bayesian statistical analysis.
• Analyzing the impact of rainfall events and land use changes on sediment composition.
• Studying the transport and deposition of basaltic soils within freshwater flood plumes.
• Assessing the homogenization effect of hydrodynamic processes on coastal sediment geochemistry.

Strengths

• Data is derived from an integrated geochemical and modelling approach.
• Study quantifies an estimated enrichment of basaltic material by a factor of approximately 3 relative to catchment abundances.
• Analysis covers temporal changes from the Holocene to recent times following European settlement.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and file size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Integrated geochemical analysis and Bayesian statistical modelling.

Time Range

Holocene to recent times.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06 27 17:40:02.903874; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Fitzroy River Basin coastal zone, Queensland, Australia.