Seabed Environments of the Eastern Joseph Bonaparte Gulf, 2009 Survey

A 2009 seabed mapping survey collected detailed geological and biological data over carbonate banks, channels, and sediment plains on the Van Diemen Rise. The survey, SOL4934, was conducted between 27 August and 24 September, 2009, by Geoscience Australia and the Australian Institute of Marine Science. This report provides details of the survey activities and a list of the samples and data collected.

Use Cases

• Modeling late-Quaternary seabed evolution based on sedimentological and geophysical data.
• Investigating relationships between physical seabed environments and associated biological communities.
• Predicting marine biodiversity patterns from geological and geochemical features.

Strengths

• Survey conducted over a specific, defined region (Van Diemen Rise, eastern Joseph Bonaparte Gulf).
• Data collection includes multiple geological and biological data types (sedimentological, geochemical, geophysical).
• Survey has a precise temporal coverage (27 August to 24 September, 2009).

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 survey.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia Data

Collection Method

Seabed mapping survey (SOL4934) conducted under a Memorandum of Understanding between Geoscience Australia and the Australian Institute of Marine Science.

Time Range

2009-08-27 to 2009-09-24

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 04:39:12.601138; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Van Diemen Rise, eastern Joseph Bonaparte Gulf, Northern Australia