Geophysical and Sampling Survey 1968/6: Firth of Forth (15/Dec/1968 to 20/Dec/1968)
This British Geological Survey (BGS) marine sampling survey took place in 1968 in the Firth of Forth on board the FRV Clupea. Work was originally planned as a geophysical cruise but due to boiler trouble with the FRS Scotia this vessel was substituted at short notice. In the time available it was not practicable to install geophysical equipment except side scan sonar. Sea floor data were collected using echo sounder. Seabed samples were collected using a shipek grab and rock dredge, sediment cores were collected using a gravity corer and a rock gravity corer. Sixty three stations were occupied these data are archived by BGS. Technical details of the survey are contained in IGS Internal Report 70/1.
For more detailed information on the acquisition equipment and data collection techniques, operational standards, data processing methods and quality control procedures used on this survey see the Report of Survey/Cruise Report and associated documentation where available. The information available may vary depending on the age of the survey. Data are checked and loaded to the BGS Coastal and Marine data management system following BGS marine data management procedures.
Corer: Rock Gravity, Corer: Sediment Gravity, Grab: Shipek
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