UVF Surface Maps of 60 Offshore Western Australian Oils

Western Australian offshore oils are the focus of this dataset from the Australian Ocean Data Network. It comprises ultra-violet fluorescence surface maps for 60 oils, produced as part of AGSO's multi-client remote sensing study to correlate sea surface hydrocarbon anomalies with their sources. The report concludes the second stage of the study, with supplementary information presented in a separate 1998 publication.

Use Cases

• Correlating sea surface hydrocarbon anomalies with specific oil sources based on fluorescence signatures.
• Mapping hydrocarbon seeps in offshore Western Australia using ultra-violet fluorescence data.
• Typing oils from seeps to their geological sources based on fluorescence characteristics.
• Supporting exploration technology development for airborne laser fluorosensor (ALF) survey interpretation.

Strengths

• Contains data for 60 distinct offshore Western Australian oils.
• Produced by a government scientific organization (AGSO) as part of a formal multi-client study.
• Part of a larger research effort with supplementary geological and geochemical information documented elsewhere.

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.
• Last updated 2026-06-23 03:13:40.057015; freshness should be verified.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network (hosting), AGSO Petroleum and Marine Division (original study).

Collection Method

Likely generated from Airborne Laser Fluorosensor (ALF) surveys and laboratory analysis of oil samples.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-23 03:13:40.057015

Geography

Offshore Western Australia.