Kimberley Marine Park 30 m Bathymetry and Seafloor Morphology

Kimberley Marine Park in Australia's Commonwealth waters contains a 30-meter resolution bathymetric grid and derived morphological surfaces. The data was processed by Geoscience Australia using a two-part seafloor classification scheme that categorizes slope into Plains, Slopes, and Escarpments. This release supports the management of Australia's network of 58 marine parks covering 3.3 million square kilometres.

Use Cases

• Classifying seafloor geomorphology based on the three-category slope scheme (Plain, Slope, Escarpment).
• Supporting marine park management and 'eco-narrative' development through interpreted bathymetric data.
• Analyzing habitat distribution within the Kimberley Marine Park based on high-resolution depth models.
• Contributing to marine biodiversity research as part of the National Environmental Research Program.

Strengths

• High-resolution 30-meter bathymetric grid provides detailed seafloor topography.
• Data is derived from a published, peer-reviewed source (Beaman and Spinoccia, 2018).
• Classification follows a defined scientific scheme (Dove et al., 2016) for morphological surfaces.
• Supports a specific, large-scale conservation network covering 3.3 million square kilometres.

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 source grid within the Kimberley Marine Park boundary.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia Data

Collection Method

Collation and interpretation of existing environmental data, including the Beaman and Spinoccia (2018) 30 m grid.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 09:29:37.655826; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Kimberley Marine Park, within Australia's Commonwealth waters.