The Australian Ocean Data Network hosts a dataset describing six sedimentary cycles in the Surat Basin. The cycles, each hundreds of metres thick, are linked to nine global sea-level oscillations during the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods. The data was last updated on 2026-05-05.
Use Cases
- Modeling basin depositional environments based on described cycles of braided streams, meandering streams, swamps, lakes, and deltas.
- Correlating local sedimentary cycles with global sea-level oscillations mentioned in the description.
- Analyzing the impact of local isostatic movements on the expression of global cycles as described.
- Studying the transition from terrestrial to marine deposition during the Cretaceous cycles described.
Strengths
- Describes six distinct sedimentary cycles, each hundreds of metres thick.
- Links basin cycles to nine global sea-level oscillations.
- Provides detailed environmental interpretations for Jurassic and Cretaceous periods.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Data is presented in PDF and HTML formats, which may require extraction for analysis.
Provenance
- Source
- Australian Ocean Data Network
- Time Range
- Jurassic and Cretaceous periods
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-05-05 01:08:05.907494; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Surat Basin