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.
Sidescan Sonar, Sparker, Surface Tow Boomer
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CP2 Regional Sea Boundaries: Southern North Sea, Offshore 1:250k: East Anglia, Spurn, SeaVoX Sub-Ocean: NORTH SEA
This marine geophysical survey undertaken by Institute of Geological Sciences (BGS) part funded by the Water Resources Board took place March to June 1972 in The Wash on board the fishing vessel Exact. Sea floor data were collected using a transit sonar. Subsurface data were gathered using a pinger, boomer and sparker , a total of 426.5 miles were covered. These data are archived by BGS. Technical details of the survey are contained in BGS Internal Report WB/ MG/72/ 45, details of Wash surveys contained in WB/MG/74/030 and IGS report 78/18.