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Timor Sea sediment core and surface sediment grab sample data (Western Australia and Northern Territory)

Created 23/06/2025

Updated 23/06/2025

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This dataset contains location data for surface sediment samples and cores from the Timor Sea, collected between November 1996 and June 2005. Associated datasets contain geochemistry and radiochemistry data for these samples. 1. Determine the ecological importance of submarine seeps in the Timor Sea.2. Estimate the flux of greenhouse gases from the seafloor to the atmosphere.3. Determine variations in century and millennial scale burial rate of carbon (organic and carbonate), metals, and other signals of climate change and ENSO events.4. Test hypotheses about interactions of seep oil and methane with biota, and how this effects biodiversity in this region.5. Test geological predictions of the locations of submarine vents.6. Map and discover trends in locations of submarine seeps on the seafloor.

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Additional Info

Field Value
Title Timor Sea sediment core and surface sediment grab sample data (Western Australia and Northern Territory)
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/2a93b34b-888a-4a97-a30c-ed2a33c37e05
Contact Point
Australian Ocean Data Network
reception@aims.gov.au
Reference Period 09/03/2020
Geospatial Coverage
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
{
  "coordinates": [
    [
      [
        123.9638333,
        -13.65516667
      ],
      [
        129.5549867,
        -13.65516667
      ],
      [
        129.5549867,
        -10.70961667
      ],
      [
        123.9638333,
        -10.70961667
      ],
      [
        123.9638333,
        -13.65516667
      ]
    ]
  ],
  "type": "Polygon"
}
Data Portal Australian Oceans Data Network

Data Source

This dataset was originally found on Australian Oceans Data Network "Timor Sea sediment core and surface sediment grab sample data (Western Australia and Northern Territory)". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://catalogue.aodn.org.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/timor-sea-sediment-core-and-surface-sediment-grab-sample-data-western-australia-and-northern-te1