Cape Range and Cloates Canyons Bathymetry Survey, 2020

High-resolution bathymetry data from a 2020 survey of submarine canyons in the Gascoyne Marine Park, Australia. The survey was led by Dr. Rachel Przeslawski from Geoscience Australia aboard the RV Falkor from March 8 to April 8, 2020. This dataset includes 64m and 16m resolution geotiffs for water depths shallower than 2560m, produced from processed multibeam sonar data.

Use Cases

• Map seafloor geometry and depth based on high-resolution bathymetry data mentioned in the description
• Study species diversity in submarine canyon habitats based on the described link between canyon geometry and biota
• Support marine park management decisions based on detailed maps of the Gascoyne Marine Park
• Conduct scientific research on Australia's marine estate based on the stated primary objective of the survey

Strengths

• Includes high-resolution bathymetry data at 64m and 16m resolutions
• Data collected during a dedicated scientific survey from March 8 to April 8, 2020
• Covers the Cape Range and Cloates Canyons area within the Gascoyne Marine Park

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 bias inherent to data_gov_au, focusing on a specific Australian marine region

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia, Curtin University, Western Australian Museum, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Schmidt Ocean Institute

Collection Method

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

Time Range

Survey conducted from March 8 to April 8, 2020.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-27 21:40:50.611093; freshness should be verified

Geography

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