Exploration & Discovery of Australia's Oceans
Deepreef Explorer is the website for marine geologist Dr Rob Beaman and the team of scientists working to reveal the underwater landscape and seabed habitats of Australia's regional oceans: from the warm tropical waters of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea, to the icy polar seas of Antarctica.

Look through our Projects section which showcases the latest ocean mapping research and discoveries, or visit our Gallery to view and download images and maps from our various projects and expeditions.

For a range of published literature about these projects, including in-depth scientific articles, reports and conference publications about our research, you can access them from the Publications list.

To view and download seabed bathymetric data in a range of formats, head to the Bathymetry section, or visit the Technology pages for more information on the variety of tools used to study the ocean floor.

Contact marine geologist Dr Rob Beaman if you want to ask any questions about the research, or visit his Biography and to follow Rob's Blog about recent ocean mapping events in the Australian region.
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Kerguelen Plateau bathymetry
This dataset provides the new high-resolution bathymetry model for the Kerguelen Plateau and south-west Indian Ocean, called kerg_dem (short for Kergulen digital elevation model). The 100 metre-resolution gridded bathymetry dataset covers an area of about 736,000 km2, which also includes the land elevation coverage for the Heard and McDonald Islands, and Kerguelen Island. This page provides the data in a range of formats for public download.
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New Google Earth underwater terrain
On 2 February 2012, Google Earth announced a major update to the underwater terrain dataset used to show the ocean topography. The update covers seafloor topography from all over the globe and reveals the most accurate 3D view of the ocean seafloor to date.
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