Geomorphology, Sedimentology and Stratigraphy of Submarine Canyons on the SW Australian Slope: RV Southern Surveyor, September – October 2005

This record contains the substantive results of Geoscience Australia marine survey SS08/2005
to the SW margin of Australia. The survey was completed between 28 September and 20
October 2005 using Australia’s national facility research vessel Southern Surveyor. The survey
included scientists from Geoscience Australia, CSIRO – Marine and Atmospheric Research,
and Victoria Museum. The survey was co‐funded by Geoscience Australia and the
Department of the Environment and Heritage (now the Department of the Environment,
Water, Heritage and the Arts). The principal aims of the survey were to explore deep‐sea
habitats and processes in submarine canyons on the SW margin, and examine the geology of
the underlying Mentelle Basin as an assessment for its petroleum potential.

本数据集包含澳大利亚地质调查局（Geoscience Australia）于澳大利亚西南陆缘开展的SS08/2005号海洋调查航次的实质性研究成果。本次航次于2005年9月28日至10月20日期间，使用澳大利亚国家科研设施考察船“南方考察者号”（Southern Surveyor）完成。本航次的科研参与人员来自澳大利亚地质调查局、澳大利亚联邦科学与工业研究组织（CSIRO）海洋与大气研究分部以及维多利亚博物馆。本航次由澳大利亚地质调查局与澳大利亚环境与遗产部（现更名为环境、水、遗产与艺术部）联合资助。本次航次的核心目标为：探究澳大利亚西南陆缘海底峡谷中的深海生境与相关过程，并对其下伏门特尔盆地（Mentelle Basin）的地质特征开展研究，以评估其油气勘探潜力。