Broad Sound Estuary Sedimentology and Holocene History, Queensland

The Australian Ocean Data Network provides a study on the sedimentology and Holocene history of the Broad Sound estuary in Queensland. The dataset likely contains information on sediment types, grain size parameters, and radiocarbon dating results from drilling. It was last updated on 2026-06-05.

Use Cases

• Modeling sediment transport based on described tidal currents and summer flood inflow.
• Analyzing shoreline progradation and regression sequences based on the described 'fining upward' regressive sequence.
• Classifying sedimentary environments using grain size parameters mentioned in the description.
• Studying Holocene sea-level stabilization and coastal change based on radiocarbon dating evidence.

Strengths

• Study provides a specific regressive model for environmental interpretation in ancient sediments.
• Analysis is grounded in field methods including drilling and radiocarbon dating.
• Description details specific environmental zones (mangrove swamp, intertidal) and sediment characteristics.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data files are in PDF and HTML formats, which may require extraction for computational analysis.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Field study involving sediment textural studies, petrology, mineralogy, drilling, and radiocarbon dating.

Time Range

Late Holocene, with evidence suggesting sea level stabilized about 6000 years ago.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-05 07:16:01.470935; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Broad Sound estuary, Queensland, Australia.