Offshore Sydney Basin Geochemistry and Sedimentology Survey, 1992

A multi-institutional 28-day marine survey conducted in September-October 1992 aboard the BMR vessel Rig Seismic on the NSW continental margin. The project collected baseline environmental data on sediment composition, contaminants, and non-renewable resources. Personnel involved included the Sydney Water Board, Sydney University, and the Geological Survey of New South Wales.

Use Cases

• Establishing environmental baselines for coastal monitoring based on sediment chemical composition data.
• Studying the distribution of contaminants and anthropogenic materials in continental shelf sediments.
• Investigating Quaternary climate change records preserved in continental slope sediments.
• Characterizing non-renewable resources like hydrocarbons and marine sands in the offshore Sydney Basin.
• Analyzing nutrient and light hydrocarbon tracers related to ocean outfalls and estuary exchanges.

Strengths

• Data originates from a 28-day dedicated multi-institutional survey involving several research bodies.
• Survey design targeted multiple specific objectives including baseline data, contaminants, and resources.
• Project involved personnel from specialized university departments and government agencies.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data is from a single survey in 1992; temporal coverage is limited.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network via data_gov_au

Collection Method

Marine survey aboard the BMR research vessel Rig Seismic

Time Range

September-October 1992

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-23 06:01:44.739052; freshness should be verified.

Geography

NSW continental margin between Wollongong, Sydney, and Newcastle, Australia