Geophysical data from the continental margin to the west of the British Isles (1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1984)
Data set information
| Query EDMED |
| General | |
| Data holding centre | University of Edinburgh, Department of Geology and Geophysics |
| Country | United Kingdom  |
| Time period | October 1976; from 25 March to 12 April 1977; from 27 March to 11 April 1979; from 02 to 16 April 1980; from 06 to 20 June 1984 |
| Ongoing | No |
| Geographical area | Continental margin southwest of the British Isles (48degN to 56° N, 10° W to 20° W) |
| Observations | |
| Parameters | Gravity; Magnetics; Bathymetry and Elevation |
| Instruments | Single-beam echosounders; gravimeters; magnetometers; multi-beam echosounders |
| Description | |
| Summary | The data set comprises geophysical data collected on five cruises (RRS Shackleton 5/76, 4/77 and 3/79, RRS Challenger 6/80 and 1/84) to the continental margin to the west of the British Isles. Altogether, these cruises collected over 6000km of navigation, bathymetry, magnetics and gravity data. The cruises formed part of a programme of research to investigate the geological structure and history of the continental margin. The October 1976 cruise concentrated on the Porcupine Abyssal Plain, Shackleton 4/77 on the Goban Spur and the continental margin to the south west of the British Isles, Shackleton 3/79 from the west of the Goban Spur northwards to the mouth of the Rockall Trough, Challenger 6/80 between Rockall and Porcupine Bank and Challenger 1/84 on the southern Rockall Trough. |
| Originators | University of Edinburgh, Department of Geology and Geophysics |
| Availability | |
| Organisation | University of Edinburgh, Department of Geology and Geophysics |
| Availability | By negotiation |
| Contact | Secretariat |
| Address | University of Edinburgh, Department of Geology and Geophysics |
| Telephone | +44 (0)131 535 4051 |
| info@geos.ed.ac.uk | |
| Administration | |
| Collating centre | British Oceanographic Data Centre |
| Local identifier | 1007001 |
| Global identifier | 246 |
| Last revised | 2009-11-30 |
