Oodnadatta Experimental Seismic Survey Results from 1957

Experimental seismic survey results from the Oodnadatta area of the Great Artesian Basin, conducted in July and August 1957. The survey was performed by Geoscience Australia Data to test whether reflections could be recorded from beneath a siliceous duricrust and if surface-mapped structures persist with depth. The data is available in PDF and HTML formats.

Use Cases

• Validate seismic reflection techniques for duricrust environments based on the survey's experimental purpose
• Correlate surface geological structures with subsurface features based on the survey's mapping objective
• Study historical geophysical methods in the Great Artesian Basin based on the 1957 time frame and location

Strengths

• Survey conducted by Geoscience Australia Data, a national geological authority
• Specific temporal coverage from July and August 1957
• Focuses on a defined experimental purpose regarding duricrust and structural persistence

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/temporal bias inherent to a single 1957 survey

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia Data

Collection Method

Experimental seismic survey

Time Range

July-August 1957

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 04:36:52.982101; freshness should be verified

Geography

Oodnadatta area, Great Artesian Basin, South Australia