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Seabed Mud Content Across the Australian Continental EEZ, 2011
This dataset provides the spatially continuous data of seabed mud content (sediment fraction < 63 µm) expressed as a weight percentage ranging from 0 to 100%, presented in... -
The new normal for geoscience in a post-COVID world: connecting informed...
We consider how our society can use data, information and knowledge of the Earth under a broad definition of geoscience to better connect with the Earth system. This is... -
Still Images and Videos from Tasmanian Shelf survey
The Tasmanian Shelf survey was conducted on the Challenger in collaboration with the Tasmanian Aquaculture and Fisheries Institute between the 13-16th June, 2008 and 23rd... -
Sediments and Benthic Biota of Bass Strait: an Approach to Benthic Habitat Mapping
The biological data used in this study was collected by Museum Victoria in an extensive survey of the fauna of Bass Strait between 1979 and 1983. Additional sediment sampling... -
Mapping and classification of Darwin Harbour seabed
This data presents the results of seabed mapping and habitat classification surveys completed in Darwin Harbour during 2011 and 2013 as part of the Northern Territory... -
Seabed Gravel Content Across the Australian Continental EEZ, 2011
The dataset provides the spatially continuous data of the seabed gravel content (sediment fraction >2000 µm) expressed as a weight percentage ranging from 0 to 100%,... -
Seabed geomorphology: mapping Australia’s way to a sustainable ocean economy
Seabed geomorphology describes the shape and evolution of underwater landscapes. These landscapes interact with ocean currents to create diverse marine habitats. Similar to... -
Geography - Placenames (Gazetteer)
The Gazetteer of Australia is the authoritative data source providing information on the location and spelling of approved place names on the Australian mainland extending to... -
Geoscience Australia Marine Data WFS
This web service contains marine geospatial data held by Geoscience Australia. It includes bathymetry and backscatter gridded data plus derived layers, bathymetry coverage... -
Bathymetry of the MH370 Search Area
This video is a compilation of three short data visualisations showing sea floor terrain in the MH370 search area. The visualisations were developed from a sample of bathymetric... -
Frontier Basins of the West Australian Continental Margin: Post-survey...
This report (Record 2009/38) contains the description and preliminary analysis of datasets acquired during Geoscience Australia marine reconnaissance survey GA2476 to the west... -
Seabed morphology and geomorphology of the Coral Sea Marine Park,...
This data product contains geospatial seabed morphology and geomorphology information for Flinders Reefs and Cairns Seamount (Coral Sea Marine Park). These maps are intended for... -
Geomorphic Features of the Continental Margin of Australia
Report to the National Oceans Office on the production of a consistent, high-quality bathymetric data grid and definition and description of geomorphic units for part of... -
Geomorphology of the Australian Margin and Adjacent Seafloor
For the first time, the distribution of seafloor geomorphic features has been systematically mapped over much of the Australian margin and adjacent seafloor. Each of 21 feature... -
Predicting Seabed Mud Content across the Australian Margin: Performance of...
In 2008, the performance of 14 statistical and mathematical methods for spatial interpolation was compared using samples of seabed mud content across the Australian Exclusive... -
A Review of Spatial Interpolation Methods for Environmental Scientists
This review aims to provide some guidelines and suggestions in relation to the application of the methods to environmental data by comparing the features of the commonly applied... -
The ecology and morphology of sponges and octocorals in the northeastern...
The Joseph Bonaparte Gulf (JBG) is an offshore area in northern Australia, with active petroleum exploration and infrastructure development. The Van Diemen Rise, an area of... -
Mapping and characterising soft-sediment habitats, and evaluating physical...
A series of short field surveys in Jervis Bay, New South Wales, were undertaken by Geoscience Australia staff as part of the Surrogates Program in the Commonwealth Environmental... -
Standard Operation Procedures for a Multibeam Survey: Acquisition & Processing
The Australian Maritime Jurisdiction of approximately 7,000,000 km2 has, at most, 25% of its seabed surveyed at high resolution. Since September 2001, under Commonwealth Policy... -
A two-part seabed geomorphology classification scheme; Part 1: Morphology...
This brief report updates the ‘Two-part Seabed Geomorphology classification scheme’ of Dove et al. (2016) and presents a new glossary (Part 1) of Seabed Morphology features....