Geophysical Survey 1969/2: Northern Irish Sea and Outer Solway Firth (19/04/1969 to 16/05/1969)
CP2 Regional Sea Boundaries: Irish Sea, Offshore 1:250k: Anglesey, Dublin, Isle of Man, Lake District, Ulster, SeaVoX Sub-Ocean: INNER SEAS OFF THE WEST COAST OF SCOTLAND, IRISH SEA
Report: Arnold, SE. 1971. Cruise Report for MV Moray Firth IV North Irish Sea Survey. MGU Project 69/02. (IGS Report No 17) Positioning: Main Chain Decca with Mark12 receiver Echo Sounding: Kelvin Hughes MS 36 and MS32 Sonar Systems: EG&G side-scan sonar Kelvin Hughes MS43 Mk1 transit sonar Seismic Systems: Sparker System: EG&G sparker system with 16 element hydrophone streamer. Most lines run at either 0.5kJ or 3kJ Magnetometer: Varian magnetometer. See also IGS report 71/19.
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.
Echo Sounder, Magnetometer, Sparker, Transit Sonar
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