GA0340: Seabed and Shallow Geology Survey of the Leveque Shelf, Western Australia

Geoscience Australia and the Australian Institute of Marine Science conducted the SOL5754/GA0340 marine survey in May 2013 aboard the AIMS research vessel Solander. The survey collected seabed and shallow geological information to assess the CO2 storage potential of the Browse Basin. The data addresses key questions on containment and seal integrity for proposed CO2 storage units.

Use Cases

• Identify potential CO2 storage sites based on seabed and shallow geological mapping.
• Detect evidence of past or current gas or fluid seepage at the seabed.
• Map seabed habitats and biota potentially associated with geological seepage features.
• Assess the integrity of geological seal units for CO2 containment based on survey findings.
• Analyze the relationship between seabed features and underlying geological structures like faults.

Strengths

• Data collected by authoritative national agencies Geoscience Australia and the Australian Institute of Marine Science.
• Survey conducted under the Australian Government's National CO2 Infrastructure Plan (NCIP), providing a clear policy context.
• Report includes interpretative analysis combining seabed mapping with deeper geological studies.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Primary data files are in report formats (HTML, DOCX, PDF); underlying raw datasets may require separate access.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network, aggregating data from Geoscience Australia and the Australian Institute of Marine Science.

Collection Method

Marine survey aboard the research vessel Solander, collecting seabed and shallow geological information.

Time Range

Survey undertaken in May 2013.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-23 04:53:43.446314; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Leveque Shelf, a sub-basin of the Browse Basin on the Northwest Shelf, Western Australia.