Petrel Sub-basin Marine Survey: Inorganic Element Data from Seabed Sediments

Geoscience Australia's Petrel Sub-basin Marine Environmental Survey GA-0335 (SOL5463) collected inorganic element data from surface seabed sediments in the Timor Sea. The survey was conducted in May 2012 aboard the RV Solander as part of the National Low Emission Coal Initiative (NLECI). This data was gathered to support the investigation of CO2 storage potential in shallow seabed environments.

Use Cases

• Modeling CO2 storage potential based on seabed geochemistry data mentioned in the description
• Analyzing inorganic element distributions in shallow marine sediments from the Timor Sea
• Supporting environmental baseline studies for offshore energy projects based on the survey's biophysical data focus

Strengths

• Data originates from a targeted government-funded survey (NLECI program) conducted by Geoscience Australia and AIMS
• Spatial coverage is specified for two targeted areas in the Petrel Sub-basin
• Sample depth is precisely defined as surface sediments from 0-2 cm

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale modeling
• Data may reflect geographic and temporal bias inherent to a single survey in May 2012

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia Data, in collaboration with the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS)

Collection Method

Marine survey undertaken using the RV Solander

Time Range

May 2012

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-20 01:14:56.216306; freshness should be verified

Geography

Timor Sea, specifically two targeted areas in the Petrel Sub-basin at water depths less than 100m