A September-October 1992 survey aboard the BMR Rig Seismic vessel collected baseline environmental data on the NSW continental margin between Wollongong, Sydney, and Newcastle. The multi-institutional project involved the Sydney Water Board, Sydney University, the Geological Survey of NSW, and the BMR. Its objectives included mapping sediment composition, assessing anthropogenic contaminants, and studying non-renewable resources in the offshore Sydney Basin.
Use Cases
- Establishing environmental baselines for coastal zone monitoring based on sediment chemical composition data.
- Studying Quaternary climate change records based on sediment samples from the continental slope.
- Mapping the distribution of non-renewable resources like hydrocarbons and marine sands based on offshore Sydney Basin surveys.
- Analyzing anthropogenic contributions to marine sediments based on contaminant and nutrient characterization studies.
- Investigating sedimentary facies changes and thermal history based on Permo-Mesozoic rock samples.
Strengths
- Data collection involved a 28-day dedicated survey aboard a research vessel.
- The project was a multi-disciplinary collaboration involving several institutions, including the Sydney Water Board and Sydney University.
- Survey objectives specifically targeted baseline environmental data, anthropogenic contaminants, and non-renewable resources.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- The dataset's last update timestamp is 2026-05-05; freshness should be verified.
Provenance
- Source
- Australian Ocean Data Network
- Collection Method
- Multi-institutional marine survey aboard the BMR Rig Seismic vessel.
- Time Range
- September-October 1992
- Geography
- NSW continental margin between Wollongong, Sydney, and Newcastle, offshore Sydney Basin