UVF Surface Maps of 60 Offshore Western Australian Oils

60 ultra-violet fluorescence surface maps of open file western Australian oils, created as part of a multi-client study by AGSO's Petroleum and Marine Division. The data aims to correlate sea surface hydrocarbon anomalies detected by Airborne Laser Fluorosensor surveys with specific oil sources. This report is a standalone product, with supplementary information presented in a separate 1998 study.

Use Cases

• Correlating sea surface hydrocarbon anomalies to specific oil sources based on fluorescence signatures.
• Mapping hydrocarbon seeps in offshore regions using remote sensing data.
• Typing and characterizing oils for petroleum exploration studies based on spectroscopic information.

Strengths

• Contains data for 60 distinct western Australian oils.
• Focuses on a specific, applied remote sensing technique (Airborne Laser Fluorosensor surveys).
• Produced by a national geoscience organization (AGSO/Geoscience Australia).

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and dataset scale are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The core data is from a 1998 study; freshness should be verified for contemporary applications.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia Data

Collection Method

Studies using fluorescence signatures from Airborne Laser Fluorosensor (ALF) surveys.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-30 15:14:14.930431; freshness should be verified

Geography

Offshore Western Australia