Joseph Bonaparte Gulf 30 m Bathymetry and Derived Morphological Surfaces

Geoscience Australia provides a 30-meter resolution bathymetric grid and derived morphological surfaces for the Joseph Bonaparte Gulf within the Australian marine park network. The data supports the management of 58 marine parks covering 3.3 million square kilometers. The classification uses a two-part seafloor mapping morphology approach to categorize slopes into Plains, Slopes, and Escarpments.

Use Cases

• Classifying seafloor slope into morphological categories (Plain, Slope, Escarpment) based on the described two-part classification scheme.
• Supporting the development of 'eco-narrative' documents for marine parks based on collated seafloor geomorphology.
• Informing marine park management plans through high-resolution bathymetric interpretation.
• Contributing to habitat mapping and ecological studies within the Joseph Bonaparte Gulf region.

Strengths

• High-resolution 30-meter bathymetric grid derived from a specified source model.
• Data is applied within a defined network of 58 marine parks covering 3.3 million square kilometers.
• Classification follows a published, semi-hierarchical morphological scheme (Dove et al., 2016).
• Research is supported by the National Environmental Science Program (NESP) Marine Biodiversity Hub.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data coverage is limited to the portion of the bathymetric grid within the specific marine park.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia, via the Australian Ocean Data Network.

Collection Method

Interpretation and classification applied to the Beaman and Spinoccia (2018) 30 m bathymetric grid.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-04 06:57:14.477066; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Joseph Bonaparte Gulf, within Australian Commonwealth marine parks.