Scott Plateau to Java Trench Marine Survey Data from 1977

1700 km of 24-channel seismic data and 2550 km of bathymetric, gravity, and magnetic data were recorded during a 1977 R.V. Valdivia survey. The dataset includes 31 bottom samples from water depths between 2000 m and 5800 m, providing information on sediment layers, fault structures, and calcite compensation depths. It was aggregated by the Australian Ocean Data Network.

Use Cases

• Modeling tectonic plate boundaries and transform faults based on seismic profile interpretations.
• Analyzing sedimentation rates and calcite compensation depth changes based on core sample data.
• Mapping seafloor topography and geological features using bathymetric and gravity data.
• Studying the composition and age of oceanic crust and sediments from the described bottom samples.

Strengths

• Includes 1700 km of 24-channel seismic reflection data.
• Covers 2550 km of bathymetric, gravity, and magnetic survey lines.
• Contains 31 physical bottom samples with depth and age information.

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/temporal bias inherent to a single 1977 survey.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Marine survey conducted by the R.V. Valdivia research vessel.

Time Range

1977

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-16 10:20:19.359922; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Scott Plateau off northwest Australia to the Java Trench.