Cairns POM morphology mapping (Old ID 26492)

Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority
Role

Principal Investigator

Description

This research will generate the most accurate and up-to-date 3D depth model for the Cairns Plan of Management (POM) area, at the 30m pixel resolution, using all the available source bathymetry data for this region. This fundamental dataset will then be used to derive a Morphology-Surface, as per the proposed structure of the national Seafloor GeoMorphology (NSGM) mapping scheme, being developed by Geoscience Australia. This involves the semi-automatic derivation of morphological surfaces from bathymetric data into Plan, Slope and Escarpment classes.

Date

01 Apr 2019 - 30 Jun 2019

Project Type

GRANT

Keywords

Great Barrier Reef;Geomorphology;Marine Management;Bathymetry

Funding Body

Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority

Amount

26800

Project Team

N/A