Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) Multibeam Survey 2011/8_SNH: Moray Firth (09/Aug/2011 to 17/Aug/2011)
This marine multibeam survey took place in August 2011 in the area around Noss Head and the Southern Trench in the Moray Firth on board the Northern Lighthouse Board vessel NLV Pole Star. The survey was carried out by the British Geological Survey (BGS) on behalf of Marine Scotland and Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) for Marine Protected Area (MPAs) related studies. Sea floor bathymetry data were collected using a Kongsberg EM3002D multibeam system. These data are archived by BGS. Technical details of the survey are contained in the Report of Survey.
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British Geological Survey
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BGS_CMD_REF636
English
Geoscientific information
GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0:
SeaVoX Vertical Co-ordinate Coverages (L131):
Free:
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57.7002,
-2.0086,
58.5350
Moray-Buchan, Caithness, Northern North Sea, NORTH SEA
publication: 2011-08-17
2011-08-09
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2011-08-17
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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
Scottish Natural Heritage
email:
offshoredata@bgs.ac.uk
Role: originator
Data Quality
British Geological Survey was contracted to undertake the survey on behalf of Scottish Natural Heritage. 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