BIRPS Westline seismic survey data (1993)
Data set information
| Query EDMED |
| General | |
| Data holding centre | British Geological Survey (Edinburgh) |
| Country | United Kingdom  |
| Time period | The data were acquired in August 1993 and processed subsequently |
| Ongoing | No |
| Geographical area | North west of Ireland and across the Rockall Trough |
| Observations | |
| Parameters | Seismic reflection |
| Instruments | 60 Hz top-bandwidth multi-channel seismic reflection systems |
| Description | |
| Summary | WESTLINE was acquired by BIRPS (the British Institutions Reflection Profiling Syndicate). The seismic data image the faulted conjugate margins of the Rockall Trough and the intrabasinal sediments. The seismic data were shot to 18 s two-way time along a single 450 km-long transect. |
| Originators | British Geological Survey (Edinburgh) |
| References | England, RW. and Hobbs, RW. (1997) The structure of the Rockall Trough imaged by 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_Westline |
| Global identifier | 3996 |
| Last revised | 2010-12-15 |
