CP2 Regional Sea Boundaries: Irish Sea, Minches & Western Scotland, Northern North Sea, Scottish Continental Shelf, Western Channel & Celtic Sea, Offshore 1:250k: Borders, Clyde, Cormorant, Fair Isle, Foula, Haig Fras, Halibut Bank, Malin, Miller, Orkney, Sedgwick, Shetland, Tay-Forth, Offshore 1:500k: Faroe Shetland Basin, More Basin, SeaVoX Sub-Ocean: CELTIC SEA, INNER SEAS OFF THE WEST COAST OF SCOTLAND, NORTH SEA, NORTHEAST ATLANTIC OCEAN (40W), NORWEGIAN SEA
This British Geological Survey (BGS) regional marine sampling survey (comprised of five legs) took place from April to June 1978 in Northern North Sea, Malin Sea and Tay-Forth region on board the MV Cape Shore. Seabed samples and cores were collected using Shipek grab, Gravity corer, Vibrocorer and Rockdrill. Geochemical analysis was undertaken. These data are archived by BGS. Technical details of the survey are contained in BGS Internal Report 78/5, 9 to 11, 13 & 15.
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.
Sampling Survey 1978/6: Northern North Sea, Malin Sea and Tay-Forth region (18/Apr/1978 to 01/Jun/1978)
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Corer: Rock Gravity, Corer: Sediment Gravity, Corer: Vibrocorer, Drill, Drill: BGS 1-metre, Grab: Shipek, Submersible
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