Queensland Plateau Marine Geophysical and Stratigraphic Survey Results from 1971

1971 marine geophysical traversing and stratigraphic drilling mapped the Queensland Plateau, a submerged fragment of Australian continental crust lying more than 1000 meters below sea level. The Australian Ocean Data Network presents the acoustic stratigraphy and sedimentary history derived from seismic reflection profiling tied to a drill site. This bulletin demonstrates considerable departure from generalized models of rift-margin evolution.

Use Cases

• Modeling rift-margin evolution based on the described sedimentary and structural history.
• Analyzing acoustic stratigraphy based on the seismic reflection profiling data.
• Comparing geological features based on the mapping of a submerged continental crust fragment.
• Studying marine geophysical survey methods based on the 1971 traversing and drilling campaign.

Strengths

• Data is tied to a specific stratigraphic drill site from 1971.
• Covers a large geological feature lying more than 1000 meters below sea level.
• Combines marine geophysical traversing with stratigraphic drilling for a single year campaign.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Marine geophysical traversing and stratigraphic drilling conducted in 1971, with results interpreted from seismic reflection profiling.

Time Range

1971

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-04 23:27:03.239267; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Queensland Plateau, off northern Queensland, Australia