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Coral Sea - Mellish Seamount - Geomorphology and Surface Classification

Created 23/06/2025

Updated 23/06/2025

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Voyage IN2019_V04 contributed an additional 29,000 kms2 of seafloor survey data to the Coral Sea knowledge base. From this new bathymetric data individual seamounts have been extracted and have been classified to the Geoscience Australia Geomorphology Classification Scheme. This dataset contains two layers representing the classification layers- 1) Surface (Plain, Slope, Escarpment) and 2) fine scale Geomorphology of the seamount for the Mellish Seamount. Ongoing research with this survey data will provide new insights into the detailed geomorphic shape and spatial relationships between adjacent seabed features. This information will be released in future publications to show the potential of how the scale of such seafloor data can be used for predictive habitat modelling when analysed with the biological data overlays.

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Field Value
Title Coral Sea - Mellish Seamount - Geomorphology and Surface Classification
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/b294594c-d134-42a2-9f65-df930fa278c7
Contact Point
Australian Ocean Data Network
vanessa.lucieer@utas.edu.au
Reference Period 07/08/2020 - 03/09/2020
Geospatial Coverage
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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Data Portal Australian Oceans Data Network

Data Source

This dataset was originally found on Australian Oceans Data Network "Coral Sea - Mellish Seamount - Geomorphology and Surface Classification". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://catalogue.aodn.org.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/coral-sea-mellish-seamount-geomorphology-and-surface-classification