Preliminary Postcruise Report : Rig Seismic Research Cruise 1987: Otway Basin and West Tas

1987 research cruise data from the Otway Basin and West Tasmania, part of Project 1C.09 of the BMR Fossil Fuel Project. The dataset is a preliminary postcruise report published by the Australian Ocean Data Network. It likely contains findings and sampling data from a seismic research expedition.

Use Cases

• Analyzing seismic survey data for basin structure (inferred from domain, verify after download)
• Studying geological samples for fossil fuel potential (inferred from domain, verify after download)
• Historical research on marine geoscience methodologies (inferred from domain, verify after download)

Strengths

• Published on data_gov_au, a government open data platform.
• Associated with the Australian Ocean Data Network, a recognized data aggregator.
• Last updated 2026 06 27 21:17:30.418918.

Limitations

• Metadata is minimal; actual content requires verification after download.
• Row count and column definitions are unknown.
• File formats are HTML and PDF, which may require parsing for structured analysis.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Seismic research cruise sampling

Time Range

1987

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-27 21:17:30.418918; freshness should be verified

Geography

Otway Basin and West Tasmania, Australia