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British Geological Survey (BGS) Geophysical Survey 1979/17: Deep Seismic; Northern North Sea (1/Nov/1979 to 27/Nov/1979 and 01/Feb/1980 to 14/Feb/1980)

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British Geological Survey (BGS)
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25 September 2026
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Summary

This high resolution marine multi-channel seismic survey commissioned by the Institute of Geological Sciences on behalf of Department of Energy took place in the Northern North Sea during 1st-27th November 1979 (Phase 1) aboard MV Aqua Star and 1st-14th February 1980 (Phase2) aboard Gardline Tracker. Phase 1 (Lines 1-5) was carried out by Fairfield Auatronics Ltd and Phase 2 (lines 5B-9) by Gardline surveys Ltd. Line coverage total 445km (Phase1 - 180km; Phase 2 - 265km). Sea floor data were collected using Echo sounder. Subsurface seismic data were gathered using a 9/15KJ sparker and line 4, Fairflex sleeve exploder. Survey details are contained in Fairfield and gardline acquisition reports and BGS technical report WB/MG/81/124.

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Date added
25 September 2026
Harvest GUID
abc9f747-53d3-0f38-e044-0003ba9b0d98
Extent (Latitude)
58.8523° to 55.9882°
Extent (Longitude)
0.3795° to 2.8215°
Spatial reference system
urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4326
Dataset reference date (publication)
1980-02-14
Frequency of update
notPlanned
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British Geological Survey (BGS) (custodian, originator)
ISO 19139 resource type
dataset
Metadata language
eng

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