August 2009 to August 2010 surveys collected sediment oxygen demand measurements from the upper 2 cm of seabed sediments in the eastern Joseph Bonaparte Gulf. The dataset was produced by Geoscience Australia in collaboration with the Australian Institute of Marine Science and other research partners. It supports the development of biophysical maps and the identification of geohazards and sensitive environments.
Use Cases
- Assess seabed environmental stability for offshore infrastructure planning based on sediment oxygen demand measurements.
- Identify potential geohazards and sensitive marine environments based on biophysical mapping data.
- Inform sustainable resource exploration decisions based on the composition of tropical seabed environments.
Strengths
- Measurements focus on a specific, ecologically relevant sediment layer: the upper 2 cm.
- Data is associated with published scientific reports from Geoscience Australia, providing context.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Provenance
- Source
- Australian Ocean Data Network (via data.gov.au)
- Collection Method
- Field surveys SOL4934 (2009) and SOL5117 (2010) conducted in collaboration with the Australian Institute of Marine Science.
- Time Range
- August-September 2009 and July-August 2010
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-06-17 00:40:35.703506; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Eastern Joseph Bonaparte Gulf, Timor Sea, Northern Australia