Identification

Title

Rockall Consortium (RCK) Geophysical Survey 1993/2_RCK: Northern Rockall Trough and adjacent areas (04/07/1993 to 14/08/1993)

Abstract

This geophysical survey has been carried out by Digicon Geophysical, for British Geological Survey (BGS), the Multichannel Deep Seismic survey took place from July to August 1993 in the Rockall area on board the MV Acadian Searcher. The purpose was to collect data as part of Rockall Continental Margin Project: 1) to shoot a grid of lines on eastern flank of Rockall Bank; 2) to shot three long transect lines across Rockall Bank and the Rockall-Hatton Basin down to 18sec two-way time; 3) to acquire gravity data. Sub-bottom profiling data were collected using Airguns. Gravity data were collected. These data were recorded digitally and are archived by BGS. Technical details of the survey are contained in BGS report WB/93/28C and contractor report. GeoIndex Offshore - https://mapapps2.bgs.ac.uk/geoindex_offshore/home.html?cruise=1993/2_RCK&.

Resource type

dataset

Resource locator

http://mapapps2.bgs.ac.uk/geoindex_offshore/home.html?cruise=1993/2_RCK

protocol: HTTP

name: BGS Offshore Geoindex

description: GeoIndex allows users to search for information about BGS data collections covering the UK and other areas world wide. Access is free, the interface is easy to use, and it has been developed to enable users to check coverage of different types of data and find out some background information about the data. More detailed information can be obtained by further enquiry through the website.

function: search

Unique resource identifier

code

BGS_CMD_REF262

codeSpace

British Geological Survey

Dataset language

eng

Spatial reference system

authority code

OGP

code identifying the spatial reference system

urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4326

Classification of spatial data and services

Topic category

geoscientificInformation

Keywords

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keyword value

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reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2008-06-01

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title

reference date

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revision

effective date

2010-05-18

Keyword set

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title

reference date

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revision

effective date

2011-07-27

Geographic location

West bounding longitude

-17.0188

East bounding longitude

-11.5688

North bounding latitude

59.4221

South bounding latitude

56.6750

Extent

Extent group

authority code

title

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2024-04-18

code identifying the extent

McCallien

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authority code

title

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2024-04-18

code identifying the extent

Rockall Island

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authority code

title

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revision

effective date

2024-04-18

code identifying the extent

Anton Dohrn

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authority code

title

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2024-04-18

code identifying the extent

George Bligh Bank

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authority code

title

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2024-04-18

code identifying the extent

Harker

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title

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2024-04-18

code identifying the extent

Kennedy

Extent group

authority code

title

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2024-04-18

code identifying the extent

North Rockall Basin

Extent group

authority code

title

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2024-04-18

code identifying the extent

North Hatton

Extent group

authority code

title

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2024-04-18

code identifying the extent

Central Rockall Basin

Extent group

authority code

title

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2024-04-18

code identifying the extent

Central Hatton

Extent group

authority code

title

reference date

date type

creation

effective date

2009-06-18

code identifying the extent

Atlantic North-West Approaches, Rockall Trough and Faeroe/Shetland Channel

Extent group

authority code

title

reference date

date type

creation

effective date

1954-01-01

code identifying the extent

NORTHEAST ATLANTIC OCEAN (40W)

Temporal reference

Temporal extent

Begin position

1993-07-04

End position

1993-08-14

Dataset reference date

date type

publication

effective date

1993-08-14

Frequency of update

notPlanned

Quality and validity

Lineage

Geophysical equipment types used included: Airgun/Sleeve Gun, CHIRP Sub-bottom Profiler, Echo Sounder and Gravimeter. Digicon Geophysical was contracted to undertake the survey on behalf of Rockall Consortium. NAVIGATION: Skyfix, Differential GPS, WGS-84, Universal Transverse Mercator Zone 28N CM 15W. SEISMIC AIRGUN: 1726.825km (Grid:1065.67km, Transect: 661.15km): Single Tuned Point Source Array, Bolt 1500LL and 1900C airguns, 4 strings of 10,50m wide array. Operating Pressure 1900 psi (min1800psi). Grid: 24 Active guns, 16 spare, array volume 6360 cu in., (min 5410 cu in). Transect: 40 active guns, array volume 9300 cu in., (min 7900 cu in). Array depth: 10+1m. Gun timing system: Digitcon CLASSII. Multi-channel Streamer: 240 groups, 25m group length and interval, total length 6000m, depth 15m +2m, Hydrophone: DG-018 acceleration-cancelling (14 per group), Sample rate: 2 milliseconds and 4 milliseconds, 8 compasses, Digicourse 318 or 321 in-line compass sections. Digicon DSS-240 seismic data acquisition system. Record format: Demultiplexed SEG-Y @ 6250 bpi IBM floating point, tape drives: Telex tri-density(125ips @6250 bpi), Recording parameters: Grid: Record length 10 sec, Sample rate 2ms, Low cut filter 3Hz, High cut filter 160 Hz,Fold coverage 60, Number of Runoff shots 63, Shotpoint intervals 50m, Single Trace Plotter. Trace near 4. Plots every 41 shots, Nav log tape, Single data trace – Quietest of near 4. Transect: Record length 18 sec, Sample rate 4ms, Low cut filter 3Hz, High cut filter 80 Hz,Fold coverage 120, Number of Runoff shots 125, Shotpoint intervals 25m, Single Trace Plotter. Trace near 4. Plots every 41 shots, Nav log tape, Single data trace – Quietest of near 4. On board seismic data processing: Advance Geophysical PROMAX on an IBM340. Brute stacks produced for Grid survey and Transect lines. GRAVITY: Lacoste and Romberg S-75 fitted with a J & K interface box and using Co-operator v3.62 software, all lines except the latter half of D13 and first half of D15. Grid: recorded at 10 second interval. Transect: recorded at 5 second interval. Base ties, field cross-tie calculations. 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.

Conformity

Conformity report

specification

title

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2011

degree

false

explanation

See the referenced specification

Data format

name of format

version of format

Constraints related to access and use

Constraint set

Constraint set

Use constraints

unrestricted use, copyright acknowledgement - Available under the Open Government Licence subject to the following acknowledgement accompanying the reproduced British Geological Survey materials "Contains British Geological Survey materials ©UKRI [year]"

Limitations on public access

The copyright of materials derived from the British Geological Survey's work is vested in the Natural Environment Research Council [NERC]. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the prior permission of the copyright holder, via the BGS Intellectual Property Rights Manager. Use by customers of information provided by the BGS, is at the customer's own risk. In view of the disparate sources of information at BGS's disposal, including such material donated to BGS, that BGS accepts in good faith as being accurate, the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) gives no warranty, expressed or implied, as to the quality or accuracy of the information supplied, or to the information's suitability for any use. NERC/BGS accepts no liability whatever in respect of loss, damage, injury or other occurence however caused.

Responsible organisations

Responsible party

organisation name

British Geological Survey (BGS)

full postal address

The Lyell Centre, Research Avenue South

Edinburgh

EH14 4AP

UK

telephone number

+44 (0)131 667 1000

facsimile number

+44 (0)131 668 4140

email address

enquiries@bgs.ac.uk

responsible party role

custodian

Responsible party

organisation name

Rockall Consortium

email address

offshoredata@bgs.ac.uk

responsible party role

originator

Metadata on metadata

Metadata point of contact

organisation name

British Geological Survey (BGS)

full postal address

The Lyell Centre, Research Avenue South

Edinburgh

EH14 4AP

UK

telephone number

+44 (0)131 667 1000

facsimile number

+44 (0)131 668 4140

email address

enquiries@bgs.ac.uk

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata date

2024-04-18

Metadata language