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Item 81

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id 81
cruise_area CP2 Regional Sea Boundaries: Irish Sea, Northern North Sea, Scottish Continental Shelf, Offshore 1:250k: Borders, Bosies Bank, Caithness, Clyde, Cod, Devil's Hole, Fladen, Forties, Marr Bank, Moray-Buchan, Peterhead, Tay-Forth, SeaVoX Sub-Ocean: INNER SEAS OFF THE WEST COAST OF SCOTLAND, NORTH SEA
end_date 1973-11-06 00:00:00
abstract This sampling and geophysical survey has been carried out by Institute of Geological Sciences now British Geological Survey (BGS) for BGS, the survey took place from August to November 1973 in the Firth of Forth; Central North Sea, SE Orkney and Clyde Estuary on board the MV Steelfish. The purpose was to collect data for reconnaissance survey of the British continental shelf to establish a general geological framework. Sample data were collected using sediment gravity corer; Vibrocorer; Sediment or Shell Dredge; Shipek Grab and Photography. These data are archived by BGS. This survey is referenced in IGS report 77/17 and BGS report WB/MI/73/7C.
end_date_est Estimated
cruise 1973/SF/17
additional_info 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.
confidentiality unclassified (open file)
cruise_alias None
nav_equip_type Decca Main Chain
accessuse_restric unrestricted use, copyright acknowledgement
restitle Geophysical and Sampling Survey 1973/SF/17: Central North Sea, SE Orkney and Clyde Estuary (27/Aug/1973 to 06/Nov/1973)
geophys_equip_type Echo Sounder, Magnetometer, Pinger, Sidescan Sonar
terms_of_use Available under the Open Government Licence subject to the following acknowledgement accompanying the reproduced British Geological Survey materials "Contains British Geological Survey materials ©UKRI [year]"
ship MV Steel Fish
samp_equip_type Corer: Sediment Gravity, Corer: Vibrocorer, Dredge: Sediment or Shell, Grab: Shipek, Photographic Site
terms_of_use_url http://nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
client British Geological Survey
start_date 1973-08-26 00:00:00
mdfileid_nerc_guid abc9f747-5425-0f38-e044-0003ba9b0d98
contractor British Geological Survey
start_date_est Estimated
cruise_data_url None