British Geological Survey (BGS) Geophysical Survey 1972/4: Northern North Sea (18/06/1972 to 01/08/1972)
This marine geophysical survey undertaken by Institute of Geological Sciences (BGS) took place June to August 1972 in the Northern North Sea on board the M.V. Researcher. The survey was carried out as part of a regional mapping programme. Data were gathered for Project:72/4 using the following equipment Navigation: Decca Hifix and Main Chain; La Coste and Romberg Air-Sea Gravity Meter; Barringer Magnetometer; MS47 Transit Sonar; Edo Western Sub-Bottom Profiler; Sparker, over 8000 km were covered in a grid of 60 lines. These data are archived by BGS. Technical details of the survey are contained in BGS Internal Report WB/ MG/72/34.
dataset
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British Geological Survey
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BGS_CMD_REF56
English
Geoscientific information
GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0:
SeaVoX Vertical Co-ordinate Coverages (L131):
SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary (P021):
Free:
-2.0450,
56.9574,
5.4065,
59.0972
Marr Bank, Devil's Hole, Fisher, Moray-Buchan, Peterhead, Forties, Cod, Caithness, Bosies Bank, Fladen, Ling Bank, Northern North Sea, NORTH SEA
publication: 1972-08-01
1972-06-18
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1972-08-01
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British Geological Survey (BGS)
The Lyell Centre, Research Avenue South,
Edinburgh,
EH14 4AP,
UK
tel: +44 (0)131 667 1000
email:
enquiries@bgs.ac.uk
Role: custodian
British Geological Survey (BGS)
The Lyell Centre, Research Avenue South,
Edinburgh,
EH14 4AP,
UK
tel: +44 (0)131 667 1000
email:
offshoredata@bgs.ac.uk
Role: originator
Data Quality
Geophysical equipment types used included: Echo Sounder, Gravimeter, Magnetometer, Pinger, Sparker and Transit Sonar. The survey was undertaken by British Geological Survey. For more detailed information on the acquisition equipment and data collection techniques, operational standards, data processing methods and quality control procedures used on this survey see the Report of Survey/Cruise Report and associated documentation where available. The information available may vary depending on the age of the survey. Data are checked and loaded to the BGS Coastal and Marine data management system following BGS marine data management procedures.
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British Geological Survey (BGS)
The Lyell Centre, Research Avenue South,
Edinburgh,
EH14 4AP,
UK
tel: +44 (0)131 667 1000
email:
enquiries@bgs.ac.uk
Role: point of contact
2024-04-24