Cockburn Sound Coastal Geomorphology and Sediment Survey, March 2004

Cockburn Sound, Western Australia, was surveyed in March 2004 by Geoscience Australia as part of the Coastal Water Habitat Mapping Project. The report documents field procedures for collecting surface and subsurface sediment samples, including vibracores and grab samples. The data was intended to classify surface sediment types and reconstruct the stratigraphic framework of the sound.

Use Cases

• Classifying surface sediment types based on grab sample analysis described in the report.
• Reconstructing stratigraphic frameworks based on vibracore analysis mentioned in the description.
• Ground-truthing sonar survey results from Curtin University, as referenced in the project goals.
• Informing benthic habitat classification by providing substrate information as stated in the description.

Strengths

• Report documents specific sampling techniques including vibracores and grab samples.
• Data is part of a larger Coastal Water Habitat Mapping Project intended for integration with sonar surveys.
• Geographic scope is explicitly defined as Cockburn Sound, Western Australia.

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 and temporal bias inherent to a single field survey in March 2004.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia, via the Australian Ocean Data Network.

Collection Method

Field survey involving vibracoring and grab sampling.

Time Range

March 2004

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-05 06:04:18.117936; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Cockburn Sound, Western Australia