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BIRPS Chicxulub seismic data (1993)
Data set information
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General | |
Data holding centre | British Geological Survey (Edinburgh) |
Country | United Kingdom |
Time period | The data were acquired in September to October 1996 and processed subsequently |
Ongoing | No |
Geographical area | North side of the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico |
Observations | |
Parameters | Seismic reflection |
Instruments | 60 Hz top-bandwidth multi-channel seismic reflection systems |
Description | |
Summary | BIRPS (the British Institutions Reflection Profiling Syndicate) acquired almost 650 km of offshore seismic data and 300 km of onshore seismic data over the Chicxulub impact crater. The data were recorded to 18 s two-wat time. |
Originators | British Geological Survey (Edinburgh) |
References | Snyder, D. and Hobbs, R. (1999) The BIRPS Atlas II: A Second Decade of Deep Seismic Reflection Profiling, Geological Society of London |
Availability | |
Organisation | British Geological Survey (Edinburgh) |
Availability | Distribution cost charge; unrestricted |
Contact | BGS Enquiries |
Address | British Geological Survey (Edinburgh) |
enquiries@bgs.ac.uk | |
Administration | |
Collating centre | British Geological Survey (Edinburgh) |
Local identifier | BIRPS_CHICXULUB |
Global identifier | 3993 |
Last revised | 2010-12-18 |