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BIRPS (British Institutes Reflection Profiling Syndicate) Deep Seismic Reflection Data from the UK and North-West European Continental Shelf (1981-1991)

The British Institutions Reflection Profiling Syndicate (BIRPS) shot approximately 12,000 km of deep, multi-channel seismic reflection data around the British Isles from 1981 to 1991 during 14 surveys. Recording depths vary depending on the purpose of the survey but range from 15 s to 40 s two-way time. Raw and processed digital data are archived by BGS who make the data available subject to the cost of reproduction and handling. Seismic sections and other analogue ancillary data are available for some surveys. Gravity and magnetic data may also be available.
 
Citation proposal
Enquiries (British Geological Survey). BIRPS (British Institutes Reflection Profiling Syndicate) Deep Seismic Reflection Data from the UK and North-West European Continental Shelf (1981-1991). https://metadata.bgs.ac.uk/geonetwork/srv/api/records/c425c9fc-cb6c-352c-e044-0003ba9b0d98

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Date ( Creation )
1981
Identifier
http://data.bgs.ac.uk/id/dataHolding/13605653

  Owner

Natural Enironmental Research Council  
Polaris House, North Star Avenue SWINDON WILTSHIRE SN2 1EU

  Distributor

British Geological Survey - Enquiries  
The Lyell Centre, Research Avenue South EDINBURGH LOTHIAN EH14 4AP United Kingdom

  0115 936 3142  
  0115 936 3276 

  Point of contact

British Geological Survey - Enquiries  
The Lyell Centre, Research Avenue South EDINBURGH LOTHIAN EH14 4AP United Kingdom

  0115 936 3142  
  0115 936 3276 

  Custodian

British Geological Survey - Enquiries  
United Kingdom

  Distributor

British Geological Survey - Enquiries  

Maintenance and update frequency
notPlanned Not planned
GEMET - INSPIRE themes
  • Geology
BGS Thesaurus of Geosciences
  • Marine seismic surveys , Seismic surveys , Geological data , Seismic data , Marine geology , Marine geophysics , Geophysical data , Marine surveys , Geology , Seismic reflection surveys , Sea floor , Geophysics , Geophysical surveys , Geological surveys
Keywords
  • NERC_DDC
Access constraints
otherRestrictions Other restrictions
Use constraints
otherRestrictions Other restrictions
Other constraints
The copyright of materials derived from the British Geological Survey's work is vested in the Natural Environment Research Council [NERC]. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the prior permission of the copyright holder, via the BGS Intellectual Property Rights Manager. Use by customers of information provided by the BGS, is at the customer's own risk. In view of the disparate sources of information at BGS's disposal, including such material donated to BGS, that BGS accepts in good faith as being accurate, the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) gives no warranty, expressed or implied, as to the quality or accuracy of the information supplied, or to the information's suitability for any use. NERC/BGS accepts no liability whatever in respect of loss, damage, injury or other occurence however caused.
Other constraints
Either: (i) the dataset is made freely available, e.g. via the Internet, for a restricted category of use (e.g. educational use only); or (ii) the dataset has not been formally approved by BGS for access and use by external clients under licence, but its use may be permitted under alternative formal arrangements; or (iii) the dataset contains 3rd party data or information obtained by BGS under terms and conditions that must be consulted in order to determine the permitted usage of the dataset. Refer to the BGS staff member responsible for the creation of the dataset if further advice is required. He / she should be familiar with the composition of the dataset, particularly with regard to 3rd party IPR contained in it, and any resultant use restrictions. This staff member should revert to the IPR Section (ipr@bgs.ac.uk ) for advice, should the position not be clear.
Spatial representation type
vector Vector
Denominator
250000
Metadata language
English English
Topic category
  • Geoscientific information
Geographic identifier
BALTIC SEA [id=2002255]

 

Date ( Revision )
2010

Geographic identifier
CELTIC SEA [id=2001353]

 

Date ( Revision )
2010

Geographic identifier
ENGLISH CHANNEL [id=2001401]

 

Date ( Revision )
2010

Geographic identifier
INNER SEAS OFF THE WEST COAST OF SCOTLAND [id=2001428]

 

Date ( Revision )
2010

Geographic identifier
IRISH SEA [id=2001430]

 

Date ( Revision )
2010

Geographic identifier
NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN [id=2002262]

 

Date ( Revision )
2010

Geographic identifier
NORTH SEA [id=2001452]

 

Date ( Revision )
2010

Geographic identifier
NORTHEAST ATLANTIC OCEAN (40W) (aggregate) [id=2002274]

 

Date ( Revision )
2010

Geographic identifier
NORTHEAST ATLANTIC OCEAN (40W) [id=2001453]

 

Date ( Revision )
2010

Geographic identifier
NORTHWEST EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL SHELF [id=121700]

 

Date ( Creation )
1979

Geographic identifier
UK CONTINENTAL SHELF [id=121701]

 

Date ( Creation )
1979

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Supplemental Information
The following links provide more details regarding the surveys undertaken by BIRPS, some of its history and publications: http://www.earthscrust.org.au/science/startups/birps-su.html; http://bullard.esc.cam.ac.uk/~birps/; SNYDER, D. & HOBBS, R. 1991. The BIRPS Atlas: Deep Seismic Reflection Profiles Around the British Isles. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=wO2LMRXAbSkC&printsec=frontcover&dq=isbn:0521418283; SNYDER, D. & HOBBS, R. 1999. The BIRPS Atlas II. A Second Decade of Deep Seismic Reflection Profiling. http://www.geolsoc.org.uk/MPB42; All the final stack BIRPS data are on the Virtual Seismic Atlas hosted by Leeds University. The following link lists all the BIRPS profiles ever acquired http://see-atlas.leeds.ac.uk:8080/search/advancedSearch.jsp?N=0&Ntk=all&Ntx=mode+matchall&Nty=1&Ntt=BIRPS

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  Distributor

British Geological Survey - Enquiries  
The Lyell Centre, Research Avenue South EDINBURGH LOTHIAN EH14 4AP United Kingdom

  0115 936 3142  
  0115 936 3276 

  Distributor

British Geological Survey - Enquiries  

OnLine resource
Virtual Seismic Atlas  
Hierarchy level
dataset Dataset
Other
dataset

Conformance result

Date ( Publication )
2011
Explanation
See the referenced specification
Pass
false

Conformance result

Date ( Publication )
2010-12-08
Explanation
See http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2010:323:0011:0102:EN:PDF
Pass
false
Statement
The British Institutions Reflection Profiling Syndicate (BIRPS) shot approximately 12,000 km of deep, multi-channel seismic reflection data around the British Isles from 1981 to 1991 during 14 surveys. Recording depths vary depending on the purpose of the survey but range from 15 s to 40 s two-way time.

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File identifier
c425c9fc-cb6c-352c-e044-0003ba9b0d98   XML
Metadata language
English English
Hierarchy level
dataset Dataset
Date stamp
2021-04-22
Metadata standard version
2.3

  Point of contact

British Geological Survey  
The Lyell Centre, Research Avenue South EDINBURGH LOTHIAN EH14 4AP United Kingdom

  +44 131 667 1000  
Dataset URI
http://data.bgs.ac.uk/id/dataHolding/13605653
 
 

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