An abstract from the 2016 American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting describes research on the Lord Howe Rise continental ribbon. The dataset likely contains marine and satellite geophysical data, dredge samples, and shallow drilling (<600 m below-seafloor) from Cretaceous rift basins. It is hosted by the Australian Ocean Data Network on data.gov.au.
Use Cases
- Modeling continental rifting scenarios based on the ribbon's extensional history described in the abstract.
- Analyzing the drivers of plate tectonics based on the composition and tectonic affinity of igneous rocks within rift basins.
- Testing plate-tectonic theory predictions against data from thinned, submerged continental ribbons like the Lord Howe Rise.
Strengths
- Focuses on a specific, significant geological feature: the Lord Howe Rise continental ribbon.
- Integrates multiple data sources mentioned, including marine geophysical data, satellite data, dredge samples, and shallow drilling.
- Abstract was presented at a major scientific conference, the 2016 American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting.
Limitations
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
- 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
- Collection Method
- Likely gathered from widely-distributed marine and satellite geophysical surveys, limited dredge samples, and sparse shallow drilling.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-06-04 05:42:19.821206; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Lord Howe Rise, formed during Cretaceous fragmentation of eastern Gondwana.