UK continental shelf and adjacent slopes

Gravity; Magnetics; Seismic reflection; Side-scan sonar; Bathymetry and Elevation

Single-beam echosounders; multi-beam echosounders; gravimeters; magnetometers; 250 Hz top-bandwidth single-channel seismic reflection systems; 1000 Hz top-bandwidth single-channel seismic reflection systems; 60 Hz top-bandwidth single-channel seismic reflection systems; >2000 Hz top-bandwidth single-channel seismic reflection systems; 60 Hz top-bandwidth multi-channel seismic reflection systems; sidescan sonars

BGS hold analogue geophysical, seismic, side-scan and echo-sounder records. These data result from approximately 350,000 line kilometres of multi-instrument geophysical survey lines. The data were collected by BGS. The geophysical data consist of ship-borne gravity and magnetic records (the digital sets are listed separately) . The seismic data are mainly airgun, sparker, boomer and pinger records. The index data are held in digital form, along with water depth information (including multibeam data). Copies of the seismic and sonar records are available as scanned images and the results of more modern surveys are available digitally.

Fannin, NGT. (1989) Offshore Investigations 1966-87. British Geological Survey Technical Report WB/89/2, British Geological Survey

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