Deep Sea Drilling Project: Phosphate in Eastern Indian Ocean Sediments

Sites 259-263 of the Deep Sea Drilling Project in the eastern Indian Ocean provide sediment phosphate content data. The dataset is associated with marine geology and geochemistry research, likely containing measurements from core samples. It is hosted by the Australian Ocean Data Network and appears on multiple platforms, indicating established use.

Use Cases

• Analyzing phosphate distribution in marine sediments (inferred from domain, verify after download)
• Correlating sediment geochemistry with oceanographic conditions (inferred from domain, verify after download)
• Supporting paleoceanographic or paleoclimate reconstructions (inferred from domain, verify after download)

Strengths

• Cross-platform presence on data.gov.au suggests established importance and accessibility.
• Specific geographic focus on Deep Sea Drilling Project sites 259-263 in the eastern Indian Ocean.

Limitations

• Metadata is minimal; actual content requires verification after download.
• Key attributes like row count, file size, specific columns, and license are listed as unknown or None across all sources.
• The description is consistently listed as 'Legacy product - no abstract available', indicating poor documentation.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Likely collected via sediment coring during the Deep Sea Drilling Project.

Freshness

Last updated: 2026-06-27 16:37:23.375721

Geography

Eastern Indian Ocean, Deep Sea Drilling Project sites 259-263.