Seabed Environments of the Eastern Joseph Bonaparte Gulf, 2009 Survey

A seabed mapping survey over carbonate banks, channels, and sediment plains on the Van Diemen Rise in the eastern Joseph Bonaparte Gulf, Northern Australia. The survey was completed between 27 August and 24 September 2009 by Geoscience Australia and the Australian Institute of Marine Sciences. It collected detailed geological and biological data to investigate the region's late-Quaternary evolution and relationships between the physical environment and biota.

Use Cases

• Modeling late-Quaternary seabed evolution based on integrated geological data.
• Investigating relationships between physical seabed features and associated biota for biodiversity prediction.
• Analyzing sedimentological and geochemical composition across carbonate banks and channels.

Strengths

• Data was collected during a dedicated survey (SOL4934) over a specific geographic region.
• The survey integrated multiple data types, including sedimentological, geochemical, geophysical, and biological observations.
• The temporal coverage is precisely defined as 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 for large-scale modeling.
• Data may reflect geographic and temporal bias inherent to a single survey in 2009.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network, from a survey by Geoscience Australia and the Australian Institute of Marine Sciences.

Collection Method

Seabed mapping survey collecting geological and biological samples and data.

Time Range

27 August 2009 to 24 September 2009

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-23 02:05:46.816429; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Van Diemen Rise, eastern Joseph Bonaparte Gulf, Northern Australia