Identification

Title

British Geological Survey (BGS) Geophysical Survey 1983/3: Southern North Sea (08/05/1983 to 08/06/1983)

Abstract

Report: Brett, CP. 1984. Operations Report on Project 83/03. A Regional Geophysical Survey in the southern North Sea. (IGS Report No 136). The primary objective was to survey areas of the Dogger and Silver Well sheets of the BGS 1:250,000 map series.

Resource type

dataset

Resource locator

http://mapapps2.bgs.ac.uk/geoindex_offshore/home.html?cruise=1983/3

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_REF207

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

Keyword set

keyword value

Keyword set

keyword value

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2008-06-01

Keyword set

keyword value

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2010-05-18

Keyword set

keyword value

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2011-07-27

Geographic location

West bounding longitude

-0.4642

East bounding longitude

3.4295

North bounding latitude

56.0714

South bounding latitude

53.9196

Extent

Extent group

authority code

title

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2024-04-18

code identifying the extent

Indefatigable

Extent group

authority code

title

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2024-04-18

code identifying the extent

California

Extent group

authority code

title

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2024-04-18

code identifying the extent

Silver Well

Extent group

authority code

title

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2024-04-18

code identifying the extent

Farne

Extent group

authority code

title

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2024-04-18

code identifying the extent

Swallow Hole

Extent group

authority code

title

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2024-04-18

code identifying the extent

Dogger

Extent group

authority code

title

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2024-04-18

code identifying the extent

Devil's Hole

Extent group

authority code

title

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2024-04-18

code identifying the extent

Fisher

Extent group

authority code

title

reference date

date type

creation

effective date

2009-06-18

code identifying the extent

Southern North Sea

Extent group

authority code

title

reference date

date type

creation

effective date

2009-06-18

code identifying the extent

Northern North Sea

Extent group

authority code

title

reference date

date type

creation

effective date

1954-01-01

code identifying the extent

NORTH SEA

Temporal reference

Temporal extent

Begin position

1983-05-08

End position

1983-06-08

Dataset reference date

date type

publication

effective date

1983-06-08

Frequency of update

notPlanned

Quality and validity

Lineage

Geophysical equipment types used included: Airgun/Sleeve Gun, Echo Sounder, Gravimeter, Magnetometer, Pinger, Sidescan Sonar, Sparker and Surface Tow Boomer. The survey was undertaken by British Geological Survey. Navigation: Magnavox satellite navigation system integrated with MX610 doppler sonar and Arma Brown Mk1 Mod 5 or Mk 1C gyro compass. Decca Mk21 main chain receiver - optional integration with above. Mk 21 lat-lon convertor. Equipment: Bolt 600B four guns with standard (1-40 cu.in.) range of chamber sizes, wave shape kits for 40 cu.in., BGS firing delay unit for synchronisation, Kemo bandpass filter, TSS 307 TVG amplifier and display on an EPC 4600 or EPC 3200 graphic recorder. Geomecanique 2 channel, 30m hydrophone system. Sodera Mica-T 80 cu.in. watergun, recording as for airgun. Containerised Compare Reavell VHP 36 compressor system. Huntec deep tow boomer/sparker system with remote controlled winch, adaptive processing unit, Krohn-hite bandpass filter and display on EPC 3200 graphic recorder. Teledyne 7 channel, 10m hydrophone system. EG&G Surface tow boomer. Kemo bandpass filter, TSS 307 TVG amplifier, TSS 302 swell filter and display on EPC 3200 graphic recorder. Teledyne 7 channel, 10m hydrophone system. Atlas Deso 10 echo sounder with hull mounted transducers (33 and 210kHz) and Edig 10 digitiser unit. 33kHz channel with selectable 7 or 19 element transducer for deep water operation. LaCoste and Romberg S75 air-sea gravity meter. Worden land gravity meter for base ties. Barringer proton magnetometer - two tow cable sensor assemblies. Cycling controlled by seismic control system to eliminate sparker interference. Edo Western 248 pinger, 3.5/7.0kHz, 10 kW, towed fish transducer. Used with TSS 302 swell filter, display on EPC 3200 graphic recorder. EG&G surface sparker system - up to 2KJ capability. One 3-element and one 9-element spark array, Kemo bandpass filter, TSS 307 TVG amplifier, TSS 302 swell filter and display on EPC 4600 or EPC 3200 graphic recorder. Teledyne 7 channel, 10m hydrophone system. UDI AS 350 dual channel sidescan sonar system with catamaran. For more detailed information see the Cruise Report.

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

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

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