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Predictive Seabed Sediments UK v1

The BGS Predictive Seabed Sediments UK v1 dataset includes digital maps of seabed sediment (SBS) composition across the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS). The dataset includes one classified SBS map...

UKCCSRC Call 1 project poster: Experimental investigation and CFD modelling of oxy-coal combustion, CSLF Call project poster reception, London, 27.06.16

This poster on the UKCCSRC Call 1 project Experimental investigation with PACT facility and CFD modelling of oxy-coal combustion with recycling real flue gas was presented at the CSLF Call project...

Tomographic data of tubular fossils from the Ediacaran Weng'an Doushantuo biota (NERC grant NE/J018325/1)

The data are from X-ray tomographic analyses of tubular fossils. All scans were carried out using Synchrotron Radiation X-ray Tomographic Microscopy (SRXTM) except for specimen SMNH X 5324 which...

Advanced Computer Modelling of Hominin Dispersal From Africa: Integrating Archaeological and Palaeoclimatic Simulations

Our study targeted the questions surrounding the form and rapidity of the first hominid dispersal from Africa, that of Homo erectus. Arrival dates of Homo erectus in Europe and SE Asia were...

Marine Samples and Cores

This is the collection of cores and samples held by BGS for the sea areas around the UK. It includes material collected by BGS during its mapping projects and material donated to BGS by other...

Determination of the Rupture History of Large Earthquakes from Analysis of Broad Band Seismograms

PROJECT DETAILS ONLY. A complete picture of the processes occurring on seismically active faults is the essential prerequisite for the reliable assessment and mitigation of earthquake hazards. But...

Onshore borehole collection

The British Geological Survey onshore borehole collection database of core and sample types and depths contains records of over 15 000 onshore boreholes drilled in the UK by BGS, commercial and...

Chemical potentials of liquid iron mixtures at ICB conditions and of solid ferropericlase at CMB conditions (NERC grant NE/M000990/1)

This dataset contains VASP runs performed on several supercomputing services (ARCHER, Monsoon, Thomas and Grace in the UK; Eos in the USA) to calculate the chemical potentials of liquid iron...

Marine geotechnical data from around the UK (1975 onwards)

Results of geotechnical testing carried out, at various depth intervals, on shallow cores or boreholes collected by BGS from the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS). The bulk of the data north of 56N are...

Habitat point records from 1987 OPRU HRE Dart Estuary survey

The Dart Estuary is situated on the south coast of Devon and opens into Start Bay. The estuary itself runs through a steep sided channel from Totnes, some 18 km to the north, to Dartmouth and...

Species point records from 1987 OPRU HRE Dart Estuary survey

The Dart Estuary is situated on the south coast of Devon and opens into Start Bay. The estuary itself runs through a steep sided channel from Totnes, some 18 km to the north, to Dartmouth and...

Wildlife camera trap photographs from the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone, Ukraine (November 2020 - March 2021) following extensive wildfires

The data presented here comprise a catalogue of 11633 trap camera images obtained during the period November 2020 to March 2021; this period is described within the dataset as setup 2. Following...

Processed SAR interferograms (NERC grant NE/N011791/1)

Processed SAR interferograms for the Wells, Nevada earthquake. Grant abstract: How do earthquakes happen? Understanding the nature of earthquakes is a key fundamental question in Geociences that...

Radionuclide biological half-lives for farm animals

[This dataset is embargoed until September 6, 2021]. Data comprise a compilation of quality-controlled biological half-life values (and associated information) from a literature review for animals...

Habitat point records from 1987 MNCR Isle of May (Fife) survey

The Isle of May lies at the entrance to the Firth of Forth. It is a small island designated as a National Nature Reserve. The coastline of the Isle of May is predominantly rocky with bedrock...

Pupil attainment at GCE/VCE A/AS by gender in England (referenced by location of pupil residence)

Achievements of young people in GCE/VCE A/AS examinations. The dataset includes the average GCE/VCE A/AS point score per student and the average GCE/VCE A/AS point score per entry. For the same set...

RAPID Understanding uncertainty in simulations of THC-related rapid climate change:

The main tools that are used for making projections of climate change in the coming century resulting from greenhouse-gas and other emissions are detailed coupled three-dimensional models of the...

RAPID Understanding uncertainty in simulations of THC-related rapid climate change:

The main tools that are used for making projections of climate change in the coming century resulting from greenhouse-gas and other emissions are detailed coupled three-dimensional models of the...

2005 Strategic Environmental Assessment SEA6 Technical Report - Contaminants. A review of the contaminant status of the Irish Sea

This report is a contribution to the Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA6) conducted by the Department of Trade and Industry (now Department of Energy and Climate Change). This report considers...

Species point records from 1987 MNCR Isle of May (Fife) survey

The Isle of May lies at the entrance to the Firth of Forth. It is a small island designated as a National Nature Reserve. The coastline of the Isle of May is predominantly rocky with bedrock...