Geomorphic feature classification for Lord Howe Island and Balls Pyramid shelves

This dataset is a geomorphic classification of the shelf features surrounding Lord Howe Island and Balls Pyramid. This dataset provides information on the size, extent and type of features which occur around the shelves, which can be used for a broad range of marine planning and research purposes.Shelves were classified into shelf region (inner, mid, outer) and geomorphic features. Features include an extensive submerged fossil reefs, ridges and patch reefs, sandy basins, paleochannels, modern fringing reef, shallow lagoon, shelf edge terraces and shelf break. Broad seafloor features were visually interpreted through digitisation in ArcGIS v10.1 using terminology consistent with international nomenclature and national standards. The classification of geomorphic features extends upon the interpretation of Balls Pyramid shelf undertaken by Linklater et al. (2015). Full description of methods is outlined in the following open-access publication, accessible by the following link: https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences8010011Version 1 of the data available from https://doi.org/10.17632/8vrtxts669.1

本数据集为豪勋爵岛（Lord Howe Island）与巴拉斯金字塔（Balls Pyramid）周边陆架地貌的分类成果。本数据集涵盖该区域陆架周边各类地貌的规模、分布范围与类型信息，可广泛应用于海洋规划与科研等诸多领域。
本次研究将陆架划分为陆架分区（内、中、外）与地貌特征两大类别，识别的地貌类型涵盖大面积淹没古礁、海脊、斑礁、砂质盆地、古河道、现代岸礁、浅泻湖、陆架边缘阶地以及陆架坡折带。大范围海底地貌特征通过ArcGIS v10.1软件进行数字化目视解译获取，解译所用术语符合国际命名规范与国家标准。
本次地貌分类研究在Linklater等人（2015年）对巴拉斯金字塔陆架的解译成果基础上进行了拓展。研究方法的完整说明详见下述开源学术出版物，可通过以下链接获取：https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences8010011。该数据集的1.0版本可通过以下链接获取：https://doi.org/10.17632/8vrtxts669.1