Sampling Survey 1980/4: Regional Mapping Programme: North Sea and west of Shetland (01/May/1980 to 24/Oct/1980
CP2 Regional Sea Boundaries: Atlantic North-West Approaches, Rockall Trough and Faeroe/Shetland Channel, Northern North Sea, Scottish Continental Shelf, Offshore 1:250k: Cod, Devil's Hole, Dogger, Farne, Fisher, Fladen, Flett, Forties, Foula, Marr Bank, Moray-Buchan, Orkney, Peterhead, Shetland, Swallow Hole, Tay-Forth, Offshore 1:500k: Faroe Shetland Basin, SeaVoX Sub-Ocean: NORTH SEA, NORTHEAST ATLANTIC OCEAN (40W)
This British Geological Survey (BGS) regional marine sampling survey (comprised of five legs) took place from May to August 1980 in North Sea and west of Shetland on board the MV Whitethorn. Seabed samples and cores were collected using Shipek grab, Gravity corer, Vibrocorer and Midi drill. These data are archived by BGS.Geotechnical analysis details are contained in BGS internal report EGS/80/4. Technical details of the survey are contained in BGS Internal Report 80/4-7, 9.
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, Corer: Vibrocorer, Drill: BGS 1-metre, Grab: Shipek, Photographic Site
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