Cape Range and Cloates Canyons Bathymetry Survey, 2020

Geoscience Australia led a bathymetry survey aboard the RV Falkor from March 8 to April 8, 2020, mapping unexplored submarine canyons in the Gascoyne Marine Park. The dataset contains 64m and 16m resolution 32-bit geotiffs of the Cape Range and Cloates Canyons area, produced from processed EM302 and EM710 multibeam sonar data. This high-resolution bathymetry data is intended to underpin scientific research and marine park management.

Use Cases

• Modeling submarine canyon geometry and depth based on high-resolution bathymetry data.
• Identifying potential habitats for marine biota based on seabed topography.
• Supporting marine park boundary and management zone planning based on detailed seafloor maps.
• Conducting geomorphological analysis of the Cape Range and Cloates Canyons area.

Strengths

• Data collected during a dedicated scientific survey from March 8 to April 8, 2020.
• Includes high-resolution bathymetry products at 64m and 16m resolutions for depths shallower than 2560m.
• Produced by a collaboration involving Geoscience Australia, Curtin University, WA Museum, and Scripps Institution of Oceanography.

Limitations

• Row count and dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The dataset is explicitly not to be used for navigational purposes.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia Data

Collection Method

Data acquired using Kongsberg EM302 and EM710 multibeam sonar systems aboard the Schmidt Ocean Institute RV Falkor.

Time Range

Survey conducted from 2020-03-08 to 2020-04-08.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-25 19:16:25.296817; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Cape Range and Cloates Canyons area within the Gascoyne Marine Park, Australia.