Queensland Coastal Data

This dataset is comprised of a collection of geomorphological and hydrodynamic data relevant to the eastern coast of Queensland over the 20th and 21st Centuries, used for the purpose of constructing a sediment budget model for the coast, by observing past change and investigating how this might affect the future of coastal processes in this region. The dataset contains a collection of georeferenced aerial photographs from 1930-2017 and digitised shorelines associated with each image, created from unreferenced photographs sourced from the Queensland Government (QImagery). Representative deep-water wave conditions and associated nearshore wave modelling results (from the model SWAN) are included, as well as estimates for wave-driven sediment transport potential along the eastern Queensland coast. Finally, volumetric estimates for morphological change of the shoreface under rising sea levels towards 2150 are also provided, based on a sediment budget model.