Holocene Sea-Level Records from Beach-Ridge Strandplains in Northeastern Australia

Relative sea-level records preserved in Holocene beach-ridge strandplains from tropical northeastern Australia. The dataset likely contains morphological and stratigraphic data from a series of 36 prominent beach ridges at Cowley Beach, spanning approximately the last 7,000 years. It was published in Marine Geology in 2019 and is hosted by the Australian Ocean Data Network.

Use Cases

• Modeling regional Holocene sea-level history based on beach ridge elevation patterns.
• Analyzing coastal progradation rates based on the long-term deposition record of the strandplain.
• Investigating the impact of tropical cyclone events on coastal deposition based on described storm-surge deposits and erosional unconformities.
• Comparing geological sea-level indicators with other proxy records based on the elevation of berm facies matching coral data.

Strengths

• Focuses on a specific coastal landform with 36 prominent beach ridges, providing a detailed morphological sequence.
• Covers a long temporal span of approximately 7,000 years, capturing mid-to-late Holocene changes.
• Integrates a fine-scale digital elevation model for morphological analysis, as mentioned in the description.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Likely derived from field surveys, stratigraphic analysis, and digital elevation modeling of the Cowley Beach strandplain.

Time Range

Approximately the last 7,000 years (Holocene period).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-28 14:50:37.571090; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Cowley Beach, tropical northeastern Australia (Queensland).