Geophysical Survey 1970/5: West and south-west of Barra Head (04/09/1970 to 14/10/1970)
CP2 Regional Sea Boundaries: Minches & Western Scotland, Scottish Continental Shelf, Offshore 1:250k: Bloody Foreland, Little Minch, Malin, Peach, St Kilda, Tiree, Offshore 1:500k: Central Rockall Basin, SeaVoX Sub-Ocean: INNER SEAS OFF THE WEST COAST OF SCOTLAND, NORTHEAST ATLANTIC OCEAN (40W)
Report: Tully, MC. and Sunderland, J. 1970. Cruise Report for MV Surveyor, Barra Head Area. MGU Project 70/05. (IGS Report No 14) Positioning: Decca Hifix Echo Sounding: Kelvin Hughes MS 32 Sonar Systems: Simrad Sonar. Seismic Systems: Sparker System: EG&G sparker system with 263b hydrophone streamer and 254 recorder. Most lines run at either 1kJ or 2kJ. Gravitymeter: Presumed to be LaCoste and Romberg Air Sea gravity meter. Magnetometer: Varian magnetometer. See also IGS report 73/14.
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, Gravimeter, Magnetometer, Sparker, Transit Sonar
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