Seabed Environments of the Eastern Joseph Bonaparte Gulf, 2009 Survey

A 2009 seabed mapping survey collected detailed geological and biological data for carbonate banks, channels, and plains on the Van Diemen Rise. The survey, SOL4934, was conducted between August 27 and September 24, 2009, under a partnership between Geoscience Australia and the Australian Institute of Marine Science. This data aims to establish the region's late-Quaternary evolution and investigate relationships between the physical environment and its biota.

Use Cases

• Modeling biodiversity prediction based on relationships between physical environment and biota described in the survey.
• Analyzing late-Quaternary geological evolution based on collected sedimentological and geochemical data.
• Mapping seabed geomorphology and habitats based on the survey of carbonate banks, channels, and sediment plains.

Strengths

• Survey conducted over a defined period from August 27 to September 24, 2009.
• Data collection targeted specific seabed features: carbonate banks, intervening channels, and surrounding sediment plains.
• Multidisciplinary data includes geological (sedimentological, geochemical, geophysical) and biological components.

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 bias inherent to the single survey area in the Joseph Bonaparte Gulf.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia Data

Collection Method

Seabed mapping survey (SOL4934) conducted under a Memorandum of Understanding with the Australian Institute of Marine Science.

Time Range

Survey conducted between 27 August and 24 September, 2009.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-25 16:37:23.106943; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Van Diemen Rise in the eastern Joseph Bonaparte Gulf, Northern Australia.