AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
Deep Structure of the Joint Development Zone and Adjacent Areas, Timor Sea : Survey 116 Post-cruise Report

The primary objective of AGSO Survey 116 was the acquisition of high-quality deepseismic data and other geophysical data over the Indonesian - Australian JointDevelopment Zone (JDZ) and adjacent areas of the Timor Sea. The cruise was partof a program being undertaken by AGSO, to determine the structural architecture ofthe north western margin of Australia and the influence of structuring on the location,migration and trapping of hydrocarbons in the region.
The survey vessel R.V. Rig Seismic left Darwin on 22 January 1993 but returned toport on 30 January due to equipment problems and poor weather conditions. Theship again departed Darwin on 3 February and began seismic acquisition on 5February. The survey was completed on 7 March and finished in Darwin on 8 March.
During the survey, 16 seismic lines were completed for a total of 3595 km at anaverage of 119 km per day. All of the proposed Timor Sea Tie lines were completed,however lines across Zone of Cooperation C of the JDZ and the Timor Trough inIndonesian waters were not collected because an agreement between AGSO andIndonesian authorities had not been finalised. In addition to the proposed program,the survey included 5 lines of the Malita Graben program, totalling 1028 km. TheseN-S lines were shot when marginal weather conditions prevented seismic acquisitionin an E-W direction. The Timor Sea Tie lines were tied to 17 exploration wells.
Acquisition within the Joint Development Zone was undertaken on behalf of NOPEC,who have been authorised by the Joint Development Authority to research this area.All seismic lines were collected to specifications agreed upon by NOPEC and AGSO.
The seismic data were recorded from a 4800 m streamer, configured with 192 x 25 mactive groups. The record length was 16 seconds, and the sample interval 2 ms.The seismic source consisted of dual sleeve gun arrays with a capacity of 50 litres.Navigation for the survey was provided by differential Global Positioning System(dGPS), using shore reference stations Darwin and Broome.
The seismic acquisition system was inoperable during the first week at sea duringwhich time weather conditions also prevented acquisition. After repairs to thesystem, both the seismic and non-seismic acquisition systems ran without majorproblems. Navigational data were of good quality, with differential GPS beingavailable at least 95% of the survey time.

Tags: Earth Sciences, GA Publication, Published_External, Record, marine, petroleum exploration, structural geology
Organization: Geoscience Australia Data
A GPS, VLBI and local tie inter-comparison: first results for the Australian AuScope Array

AuScope is part of the Australian Government's National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS) and has the objective of upgrading the accuracy of the terrestrial reference frame in Australia to 1 mm based on the development of new geodetic infrastructure which for example includes three new Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI) observatories and 100 Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) stations. Each of the AuScope VLBI observatories, located at Hobart, Yarragadee and Katherine, are equipped with a 12.1 metre antenna designed and constructed by COBHAM Satcom, Patriot Products division. In a preliminary multi-technique inter-comparison, GPS data have been analysed in the Bernese software and VLBI and local tie data have been analysed in the in-house developed software OCCAM and Axis, respectively.  Our experiences and techniques for undertaking local tie surveys of the Patriot antennas are overviewed, and results of the GPS, VLBI and local tie inter-comparison are presented.

Tags: Abstract, Earth Sciences, External Publication, Published_External, geodesy
Organization: Geoscience Australia Data
Lord Howe Bathymetry (GA-2461 only)

This dataset contains the processed bathymetric dataset from the Lord Howe and Lord How Island survey area held by Geoscience Australia. This dataset includes multibeam echosounder data and was gridded at 50m resolution of the Lord Howe survey area and a 10m resolution of Lord Howe Island, based on the optimal resolution for the depth range encountered. 
The objective of the survey on the Lord Howe Island shelf (NSW) in 2008 (SS062008) was to map seabed bathymetry and characterise benthic environments through co-located sampling of surface sediments and infauna, rock coring, observation of benthic habitats using underwater towed video, and measurement of ocean tides and wavegenerated currents. Subbottom profile data was also collected to map sediment thickness and shelf stratigraphy. Data and samples were acquired using the National Facility Research Vessel Southern Surveyor. 
This dataset is published with the permission of the CEO, Geoscience Australia. 
Not to be used for navigational purposes.

Tags: AU-NSW, AusSeabed, CERF, HVC_144641, Marine Data Bathymetry Grid, Marine Geoscience, Published_External, abiotic surrogates, bathymetry, marine
Organization: Geoscience Australia Data
Hyden North, WA, 1997 (P1078), radiometric line data, AWAGS levelled

The radiometric, or gamma-ray spectrometric method, measures the natural variations in the gamma-rays detected near the Earth's surface as the result of the natural radioactive decay of potassium (K), uranium (U) and thorium (Th). The data collected are processed via standard methods to ensure the response recorded is that due only to the rocks in the ground. The results produce datasets that can be interpreted to reveal the geological structure of the sub-surface. The processed data is checked for quality by GA geophysicists to ensure that the final data released by GA are fit-for-purpose.
 This Hyden North, WA, 1997 (P1078), radiometric line data, AWAGS levelled were acquired in 1997 by the WA Government, and consisted of 5209 line-kilometres of data at 400m line spacing and 40m terrain clearance. To constrain long wavelengths in the data, an independent data set, the Australia-wide Airborne Geophysical Survey (AWAGS) airborne magnetic data, was used to control the base levels of the survey data. This survey data is essentially levelled to AWAGS.

Tags: AWAGS, Australia, EARTH SCIENCES, Earth sciences, GADDS2.0, NASVD, Published_External, WA, airborne digital data, gamma-ray, geophysical survey, geophysics, line, potassium, radiometrics, spectrometry, survey 1078, thorium, uranium, vector
Organization: Geoscience Australia Data
NDVI combined classification for the McBride and Nulla basalt provinces

Normalised Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) was used to map vegetation with potential access to groundwater in the basalt provinces in the Upper Burdekin. NDVI is widely used to infer vegetation density and/or vigour. Several studies (e.g. Barron et al., 2014; Gou et al., 2015; Lv et al., 2013) have used NDVI to identify groundwater-dependent vegetation (GDV) based on the hypothesis that during dry seasons or extended dry periods, soil moisture progressively becomes depleted. Under these conditions, GDV are expected to exhibit minimal or no reduction in condition relative to vegetation subject to the same conditions that do not have access to groundwater.
References:  Barron OV, Emelyanova I, Van Niel TG, Pollock D and Hodgson G (2014) Mapping groundwater-dependent ecosystems using remote sensing measures of vegetation and moisture dynamics. Hydrological processes 28(2), 372-385. Doi: 10.1002/hyp.9609; Gou S, Gonzales S and Miller GR (2015) Mapping Potential Groundwater-Dependent Ecosystems for Sustainable Management. Ground Water 53(1), 99-110. Doi: 10.1111/gwat.12169; Lv J, Wang X-S, Zhou Y, Qian K, Wan L, Eamus D and Tao Z (2013) Groundwater-dependent distribution of vegetation in Hailiutu River catchment, a semi-arid region in China. Ecohydrology 6(1), 142-149. Doi: 10.1002/eco.1254.

Tags: Burdekin, EARTH SCIENCES, EFTF, Exploring for the Future, NDVI, Published_External, Vegetation, normalised difference vegetation index, remote sensing
Organization: Geoscience Australia Data
Speewah 1:50 000 topographic map

Product Specifications Coverage: Partial coverage, predominantly in northern Australia, along major transport routes, and other selected areas. About 1000 maps have been published to date. Currency: Ranges from 1968 to 2006. Coordinates: Geographical and UTM. Datum: AGD66, new edition WGS84; AHD. Projection: Universal Transverse Mercator UTM. Medium: Paper, flat copies only.

Tags: 50K scale, AU-WA, Published_External, Topographic Map, Topology, topography
Organization: Geoscience Australia Data
Cape Range detailed gravity (P196733), gravity point data

Gravity data measures small changes in gravity due to changes in the density of rocks beneath the Earth's surface. The data collected are processed via standard methods to ensure the response recorded is that due only to the rocks in the ground. The results produce datasets that can be interpreted to reveal the geological structure of the sub-surface. The processed data is checked for quality by GA geophysicists to ensure that the final data released by GA are fit-for-purpose.
 This Cape Range detailed gravity (P196733) contains a total of 664 point data values acquired at a spacing between 200 and 1000 metres. The data is located in WA and were acquired in 1967, under project No. 196733 for West Australian Petroleum Pty Ltd.

Tags: Australia, EARTH SCIENCES, Earth sciences, GADDS2.0, NCI, Published_External, WA, geophysical survey, geophysics, gravity, ground digital data, point, point located data, survey 196733
Organization: Geoscience Australia Data
Jinduckin 1:100 000 topographic map

At this scale 1cm on the map represents 1km on the ground. Each map covers a minimum area of 0.5 degrees longitude by 0.5 degrees latitude or about 54 kilometres by 54 kilometres. The contour interval is 20 metres. Many maps are supplemented by hill shading. These maps contain natural and constructed features including road and rail infrastructure, vegetation, hydrography, contours, localities and some administrative boundaries. Product Specifications Coverage: Australia is covered by more than 3000 x 1:100 000 scale maps, of which 1600 have been published as printed maps. Unpublished maps are available as compilations. Currency: Ranges from 1961 to 2009. Average 1997. Coordinates: Geographical and either AMG or MGA coordinates. Datum: AGD66, GDA94; AHD Projection: Universal Transverse Mercator UTM. Medium: Printed maps: Paper, flat and folded copies. Compilations: Paper or film, flat copies only.

Tags: 100K scale, AU-NT, Published_External, Topographic Map, Topology, topography
Organization: Geoscience Australia Data
Marchinbar 1:100 000 topographic map

At this scale 1cm on the map represents 1km on the ground. Each map covers a minimum area of 0.5 degrees longitude by 0.5 degrees latitude or about 54 kilometres by 54 kilometres. The contour interval is 20 metres. Many maps are supplemented by hill shading. These maps contain natural and constructed features including road and rail infrastructure, vegetation, hydrography, contours, localities and some administrative boundaries. Product Specifications Coverage: Australia is covered by more than 3000 x 1:100 000 scale maps, of which 1600 have been published as printed maps. Unpublished maps are available as compilations. Currency: Ranges from 1961 to 2009. Average 1997. Coordinates: Geographical and either AMG or MGA coordinates. Datum: AGD66, GDA94; AHD Projection: Universal Transverse Mercator UTM. Medium: Printed maps: Paper, flat and folded copies. Compilations: Paper or film, flat copies only.

Tags: 100K scale, AU-NT, Published_External, Topographic Map, Topology, topography
Organization: Geoscience Australia Data
Seabed environments of the remote southeastern Indian Ocean in the search area for Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 - seamounts, canyons, spreading ridges and remnants of Gondwana

Between June 2014 and June 2015, high-resolution multibeam bathymetry and sub-bottom profile data were collected along a 180,000 km2 zone of the Southeast Indian Ocean seabed to aid in the search for Malaysian Airlines flight MH370. This dataset represents the largest continuous high-resolution acoustic mapping effort for the Indian Ocean, improving the resolution of the ocean floor in this region from over 5 km2 to less than 0.1 km2.  
Abstract presented at the 35th International Geological Congress (IGC) 2016

Tags: EARTH SCIENCES, Malaysian Airlines flight MH370, Published_External, high-resolution multibeam bathymetry, southeastern Indian Ocean, sub-bottom profile
Organization: Geoscience Australia Data
Gurner 1:100 000 unpublished topographic map

At this scale 1cm on the map represents 1km on the ground. Each map covers a minimum area of 0.5 degrees longitude by 0.5 degrees latitude or about 54 kilometres by 54 kilometres. The contour interval is 20 metres.

Tags: 100K unpublished, AU-NT, Published_External, Topographic Map, Topology
Organization: Geoscience Australia Data
Cobar-Nymagee Area J B, NSW, 1999 (P742), magnetic line data, AWAGS levelled

Total magnetic intensity (TMI) data measures variations in the intensity of the Earth's magnetic field caused by the contrasting content of rock-forming minerals in the Earth crust. Magnetic anomalies can be either positive (field stronger than normal) or negative (field weaker) depending on the susceptibility of the rock. The data are processed via standard methods to ensure the response recorded is that due only to the rocks in the ground. The results produce datasets that can be interpreted to reveal the geological structure of the sub-surface. The processed data is checked for quality by GA geophysicists to ensure that the final data released by GA are fit-for-purpose.
 These line dataset from the Cobar-Nymagee Part 2, NSW, 1999 survey were acquired in 1999 by the NSW Government, and consisted of 31212 line-kilometres of data at 250m line spacing and 60m terrain clearance. To constrain long wavelengths in the data, an independent data set, the Australia-wide Airborne Geophysical Survey (AWAGS) airborne magnetic data, was used to control the base levels of the survey data. This survey data is essentially levelled to AWAGS.

Tags: AWAGS, Australia, EARTH SCIENCES, Earth sciences, GADDS2.0, NSW, Published_External, airborne digital data, geophysical survey, geophysics, line, magnetic, magnetics, magnetism and palaeomagnetism, survey 742, vector
Organization: Geoscience Australia Data
Langra 1:50 000 topographic map

Product Specifications Coverage: Partial coverage, predominantly in northern Australia, along major transport routes, and other selected areas. About 1000 maps have been published to date. Currency: Ranges from 1968 to 2006. Coordinates: Geographical and UTM. Datum: AGD66, new edition WGS84; AHD. Projection: Universal Transverse Mercator UTM. Medium: Paper, flat copies only.

Tags: AU-NT, Orthophoto Map, Published_External, Topographic Map, Topology, topography
Organization: Geoscience Australia Data
Fog Bay 1:250 000, R502 historical topographic map

The R502 series of maps has been replaced by the National Topographic Map Series (NTMS). The R502 series consists of 542 map sheets and covers Australia at a scale of 1:250,000. It was compiled from aerial photography, but only about one quarter of the series was contoured. The standard sheet size is 1 degree of latitude by 1.5 degrees of longitude. Transverse Mercator map projection and Clark 1858 datum were used. Coverage of the country was completed in 1968.

Tags: 250K scale, AU_NT, Published_External, Topographic Map, Topology
Organization: Geoscience Australia Data
Tanami EW 5ZA - U equivalent concentration grid (AWAGS, nasvd)

The radiometric, or gamma-ray spectrometric method, measures the natural variations in the gamma-rays detected near the Earth's surface as the result of the natural radioactive decay of potassium (K), uranium (U) and thorium (Th). The data collected are processed via standard methods to ensure the response recorded is that due only to the rocks in the ground. The results produce datasets that can be interpreted to reveal the geological structure of the sub-surface. The processed data is checked for quality by GA geophysicists to ensure that the final data released by GA are fit-for-purpose.
This radiometric uranium grid has a cell size of 0.00018 degrees (approximately 20m) and shows uranium element concentration of the NTGS Tanami EW 5ZA Region Detailed Airborne Magnetic Radiometric and Digital Elevation Survey, NT, 2018 in units of parts per million (or ppm). The data used to produce this grid was acquired in 2018 by the NT Government, and consisted of 1547 line-kilometres of data at 100m line spacing and 60m terrain clearance. To constrain long wavelengths in the grid, an independent data set, the Australia-wide Airborne Geophysical Survey (AWAGS) airborne magnetic data, was used to control the base levels of the survey grid.

Tags: AWAGS, Australia, EARTH SCIENCES, Earth sciences, GADDS2.0, NCI, NT, Published_External, U, airborne digital data, gamma-ray, geophysical survey, geophysics, grid, rad, radiometrics, raster, spectrometry, survey 1312, uranium
Organization: Geoscience Australia Data
Sweets Lookout 1:50 000 topographic map

Product Specifications Coverage: Partial coverage, predominantly in northern Australia, along major transport routes, and other selected areas. About 1000 maps have been published to date. Currency: Ranges from 1968 to 2006. Coordinates: Geographical and UTM. Datum: AGD66, new edition WGS84; AHD. Projection: Universal Transverse Mercator UTM. Medium: Paper, flat copies only.

Tags: 50K scale, AU-NT, Published_External, Topographic Map, Topology, topography
Organization: Geoscience Australia Data
Chemical and isotopic characterisation and sedimentation rates in Princess Charlotte Bay, Queensland

Chemical and isotopic characterisation of Recent sediments from Princess Charlotte Bay reveal a broad homogeneous sediment that has only a slight increase in CaC03 content from the shore to the reef. Carbon isotopic ratios of the organic fraction indicate that the carbon is 95 per cent oceanic. Kaolinite content is uniform at 4 weight per cent. The change from terrestrial/river to lagoonal sediment characteristics is sharp and occurs within 1km of the shoreline. The change from lagoonal to reefal sediment characteristics is equally as sharp and may be localised. The term near-shore mud is preferable to terrigenous mud. Sedimentation rates are in the range 2.3-6.1 mm/yr. with mixed layers up to 10 cm thick, as determined by the 210Pb method. 137Cs determinations of sedimentation rate are not in  disagreement, but are likely to yield ambiguous results in the Great Barrier Reef Province, because of diffusive redistribution, owing to the low distribution coefficient, KD = 420-800, measured in lagoonal sediments.

Tags: Earth Sciences, GA Publication, Journal, Published_External, QLD
Organization: Geoscience Australia Data
Geotectonics and volcanism in Papua New Guinea: a review of the late Cainozoic

A considerable amount of new information obtained since about 1965 has contributed greatly to a fuller understanding of late Cainozoic tectonics and volcanism in Papua New Guinea. The region straddles a complex zone of convergence between the major Indo-Australian and Pacific plates (estimated rates are about 9-14 cm yr^-1), and includes two, and possibly as many as four, minor plates. There are at least six - perhaps as many as ten - plate boundaries in Papua New Guinea. Most of them are zones of convergence, characterised by different components of strike-slip motion; one, and part of another, are ridge transform zones where new sea floor is being created. The Australian continent and Ontong Java Plateau reached the region during the Cainozoic, and may have had a major influence on plate kinematics in the late Cainozoic. Late Cainozoic volcanoes of Papua New Guinea are widely distributed and chemically diverse. Andesite is common, and most volcanic rocks may be classified broadly as arc-trench type; but comendites, intra-plate rhyolites, strongly undersaturated rocks, and basalts similar to those of back-arc basins, are among the rock types represented in some areas.

Tags: Earth Sciences, GA Publication, Journal, PNG, Published_External
Organization: Geoscience Australia Data
GSWA Gibb Rock thorium grid geodetic

This GSWA Gibb Rock thorium grid geodetic is an airborne-derived radiometric thorium window countrate grid for the Gibb Rock, WA, 1997 survey. The radiometric, or gamma-ray spectrometric method, measures the natural variations in the gamma-rays detected near the Earth's surface as the result of the natural radioactive decay of thorium (K), uranium (U) and thorium (Th). The data collected are processed via standard methods to ensure the response recorded is that due only to the rocks in the ground. The results produce datasets that can be interpreted to reveal the geological structure of the sub-surface. The processed data is checked for quality by GA geophysicists to ensure that the final data released by GA are fit-for-purpose.
This GSWA Gibb Rock thorium grid geodetic has a cell size of 0.0005 degrees (approximately 51m). The data are in units of counts per second (or cps). The data used to produce this grid was acquired in 1997 by the WA Government, and consisted of 4250 line-kilometres of data at 200m line spacing and 40m terrain clearance.

Tags: Australia, EARTH SCIENCES, Earth sciences, GADDS2.0, NASVD, NCI, Published_External, Th, WA, airborne digital data, gamma-ray, geophysical survey, geophysics, grid, rad, radiometrics, raster, spectrometry, survey 1076, thorium, window countrate
Organization: Geoscience Australia Data
GSWA South Officer Basin magnetic grid geodetic

Total magnetic intensity (TMI) data measures variations in the intensity of the Earth's magnetic field caused by the contrasting content of rock-forming minerals in the Earth crust. Magnetic anomalies can be either positive (field stronger than normal) or negative (field weaker) depending on the susceptibility of the rock. The data are processed via standard methods to ensure the response recorded is that due only to the rocks in the ground. The results produce datasets that can be interpreted to reveal the geological structure of the sub-surface. The processed data is checked for quality by GA geophysicists to ensure that the final data released by GA are fit-for-purpose.
This GSWA South Officer Basin magnetic grid geodetic has a cell size of 0.00083 degrees (approximately 89m). The units are in nanoTesla (or nT). The data used to produce this grid was acquired in 2006 by the WA Government, and consisted of 105875 line-kilometres of data at 400m line spacing and 70m terrain clearance.

Tags: Australia, EARTH SCIENCES, Earth sciences, GADDS2.0, NCI, Published_External, TMI, WA, airborne digital data, geophysical survey, geophysics, grid, mag, magnetics, magnetism, palaeomagnetism, raster, survey 1136, total magnetic intensity
Organization: Geoscience Australia Data