Eastern Timor Sea Sediment Oxygen Demand Measurements, 2009-2010

Sediment oxygen demand measurements from the upper 2 cm of seabed sediments in the eastern Joseph Bonaparte Gulf. Data were collected during two research surveys, SOL4934 and SOL5117, conducted in 2009 and 2010 in collaboration with the Australian Institute of Marine Science. The surveys aimed to produce biophysical maps and identify geohazards and sensitive environments for offshore infrastructure planning.

Use Cases

• Modeling seabed biogeochemical processes based on sediment oxygen demand measurements.
• Identifying potential geohazards for offshore infrastructure planning based on seabed stability data.
• Mapping sensitive marine environments for conservation planning based on biophysical survey results.
• Informing sustainable resource exploration decisions based on the composition of tropical seabed environments.

Strengths

• Measurements focus on the ecologically critical upper 2 cm of seabed sediments.
• Data is linked to specific, documented research surveys (SOL4934, SOL5117) with published post-survey reports.
• Collection involved collaboration with multiple scientific institutions, including the Australian Institute of Marine Science.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data collection occurred in 2009-2010; environmental conditions may have changed.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network via data.gov.au

Collection Method

Field measurements taken from seabed sediments during dedicated marine surveys.

Time Range

August-September 2009 and July-August 2010

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-04 07:16:46.928405; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Eastern Joseph Bonaparte Gulf, Timor Sea, Northern Australia