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Geophysical and Multibeam Survey 2007/11_MEPF: MALSF South Coast Regional Environmental Characterisation Project: South Coast (01/Jun/2007 to 24/Jul/2007)
Echo Sounder, Magnetometer, Sidescan Sonar, Surface Tow Boomer
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Marine Aggregate Levy Sustainability Fund
CP2 Regional Sea Boundaries: Eastern Channel, Offshore 1:250k: Dungeness-Boulogne, Wight, SeaVoX Sub-Ocean: ENGLISH CHANNEL
This Gardline marine geophysical survey took place during June/July 2007 along the south coast of England around the Isle of Wight aboard the MV Confidante. This survey was undertaken for the South Coast Regional Environmental Characterisation (REC). This study was funded by the Marine Environment Protection Fund (MEPF) a marine component of the Aggregate Levy Sustainability Fund (MALSF). The study was conducted in two parts, with this survey covering the geophysical data. Sea floor data collected were high-resolution multibeam bathymetry, backscatter, magnetometer and side-scan sonar. Subsurface data were gathered using a Surface Tow Boomer. Most of the data were recorded digitally. These data are archived with the MEDIN Data Archive Centres (DACs), including the BGS DAC for geology and geophysics. Technical details of the survey are contained in Gardline Report 7261.
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.