Suspended-Sediment Transport and Water Movement at One Tree Reef, 1979

Geoscience Australia Data provides a dataset on water circulation and sediment flux at One Tree Reef in the southern Great Barrier Reef. Measurements were taken in March and April 1979 across windward and leeward reef margins, coral flats, and sand sheets. The data describes flow patterns and sediment transport differences between spring and neap tides.

Use Cases

• Modeling sediment loss from reef systems based on spring tide flushing described in the summary.
• Analyzing water flow reversal patterns between spring and neap tides mentioned in the description.
• Studying the distribution of mud in reef lagoons based on observed energy patterns.
• Comparing sediment flux across different reef zones like algal flats, coral flats, and sand sheets.

Strengths

• Data collection occurred over a specific period in March/April 1979.
• Description provides detailed qualitative analysis of water flow and sediment transport patterns across distinct reef zones.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Freshness should be verified; last metadata update was 2026-05-14.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia Data

Collection Method

Field monitoring of water circulation and sediment flux.

Time Range

March/April 1979

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 02:56:44.284181

Geography

One Tree Reef, southern Great Barrier Reef