UK continental shelf and adjacent slopes

Sediment grain size parameters; Carbon concentrations in sediment

Sediment grabs; unconsolidated sediment corers; balances and scales; in-situ particle sizers; sediment settling tubes

The data set consists of 1) The results of particle size analysis performed on approximetaly 29,000 sea-bed sediment samples collected by BGS, mostly using sediment grabs, but also sediment corers on occasions. The dried samples are split into gravel, sand and mud fractions using seives and the weights recorded. The carbonate content of each fraction is then measured. The grain size of the sand fractions from a subset of the samples has been analysed in more detail at either whole or half phi intervals. For some locations more detailed measurements were made for both the gravel and sand fractions also. 2) The measurements made on approximately 8000 downhole sub-samples from shallow cores and boreholes. Most test results are available digitally, although there is still a significant amount of legacy results stored on paper.

Pantin, HM. (1990) The sea-bed sediments around the United Kingdom BGS Research Report SB/90/01, British Geological Survey

British Geological Survey (Edinburgh)
The Lyell Centre
Edinburgh
Midlothian
EH14 4AP
United Kingdom