Queensland Plateau Marine Geophysical and Stratigraphic Survey Data

The Queensland Plateau Bulletin presents results from marine geophysical traverses and stratigraphic drilling conducted in 1971. It contains acoustic stratigraphy data from seismic reflection profiling tied to a drill site. The data was published by the Australian Ocean Data Network and last updated in 2026.

Use Cases

• Modeling rift-margin evolution based on described structural history.
• Analyzing acoustic stratigraphy based on seismic reflection profiling data.
• Comparing sedimentary basin development against generalized models based on the described departure from the 'norm'.

Strengths

• Data is tied to a specific drill site, providing ground truth for seismic profiles.
• The survey was conducted in a single year (1971), providing a temporally consistent snapshot.
• The dataset covers a large fragment of continental crust lying more than 1000m below sea level.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data may reflect geographic/temporal bias inherent to data_gov_au.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Extensive marine geophysical traversing and stratigraphic drilling.

Time Range

1971

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-04 05:27:16.285302; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Queensland Plateau, off northern Queensland, Australia.