UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) Geophysical Survey 1974/13: Lizard and SW Approaches (05/05/1974 to 06/09/1974)

This geophysical survey has been carried out by, Institute of Geological Sciences (IGS) now British Geological Survey (BGS) for Department of Energy, the survey took place from May to September 1974 in the western English Channel on board the HMS Hecate. These purpose was to collect data to link deep seismic information to the outcrop geology. Sea floor data were collected using Echo Sounder, Gravimeter, Magnetometer, Sidescan Sonar. Sub-bottom profiling data were collected using Sparker. These data are archived by BGS. Details of the survey are contained in IGS Annual Report 1974.

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Date (Publication)
1974-09-06
Citation identifier
British Geological Survey / BGS_CMD_REF87
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Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role

British Geological Survey (BGS)

enquiries@bgs.ac.uk

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UK Hydrographic Office

offshoredata@bgs.ac.uk

Originator
Maintenance and update frequency
Not planned
Keywords

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

SeaVoX Vertical Co-ordinate Coverages (L131)

SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary (P021)
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5  urn:ogc:def:uom:EPSG::9001
Language
English
Topic category
  • Geoscientific information
Geographic identifier
Parsons Bank

BGS Gazetteer 2025-01-13 revision

Geographic identifier
Scilly

BGS Gazetteer 2025-01-13 revision

Geographic identifier
Lizard

BGS Gazetteer 2025-01-13 revision

Geographic identifier
Lands End

BGS Gazetteer 2025-01-13 revision

Geographic identifier
Oussant

BGS Gazetteer 2025-01-13 revision

Geographic identifier
Western Channel & Celtic Sea

Charting Progress 2: Regional Sea Boundaries 2009-06-18 creation

Geographic identifier
CELTIC SEA

The SeaVoX Salt and Fresh Water Body Gazetteer: Sub-Ocean Category 1954-01-01 creation

Geographic identifier
ENGLISH CHANNEL

The SeaVoX Salt and Fresh Water Body Gazetteer: Sub-Ocean Category 1954-01-01 creation

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Begin date
1974-05-05
End date
1974-09-06
Reference system identifier
OGP / urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4326

www.epsg.org 2005 revision

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    Distributor contact
    Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role

    British Geological Survey (BGS)

    enquiries@bgs.ac.uk

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    HTTP

         		http://mapapps2.bgs.ac.uk/geoindex_offshore/home.html?cruise=1974/13

    BGS Offshore Geoindex
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    Dataset

    Conformance result

    Title

    INSPIRE Implementing rules laying down technical arrangements for the interoperability and harmonisation of unknown theme
    Date (Publication)
    2011
    Explanation

    See the referenced specification
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    No
    Statement

    Geophysical equipment types used included: Echo Sounder, Gravimeter, Magnetometer, Sidescan Sonar and Sparker. British Geological Survey was contracted to undertake the survey on behalf of UK Hydrographic Office. 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.

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    Metadata language
    English
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    Dataset
    Date stamp
    2025-01-13
    Metadata standard name

    MEDIN Discovery Metadata Standard
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    Version 2.3.5
    Metadata author
    Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role

    British Geological Survey (BGS)

    enquiries@bgs.ac.uk

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