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.
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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
Owner
Distributor
British Geological Survey
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Enquiries
The Lyell Centre, Research Avenue South
EDINBURGH
LOTHIAN
EH14 4AP
United Kingdom
Point of contact
British Geological Survey
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Enquiries
The Lyell Centre, Research Avenue South
EDINBURGH
LOTHIAN
EH14 4AP
United Kingdom
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Distributor
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- notPlanned Not planned
- GEMET - INSPIRE themes
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- Geology
- BGS Thesaurus of Geosciences
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- 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
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- NERC_DDC
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- 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.
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- vector Vector
- Denominator
- 250000
- Metadata language
- English English
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- Geoscientific information
- Geographic identifier
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BALTIC SEA [id=2002255]
- Date ( Revision )
- 2010
- Geographic identifier
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CELTIC SEA [id=2001353]
- Date ( Revision )
- 2010
- Geographic identifier
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ENGLISH CHANNEL [id=2001401]
- Date ( Revision )
- 2010
- Geographic identifier
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INNER SEAS OFF THE WEST COAST OF SCOTLAND [id=2001428]
- Date ( Revision )
- 2010
- Geographic identifier
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IRISH SEA [id=2001430]
- Date ( Revision )
- 2010
- Geographic identifier
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NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN [id=2002262]
- Date ( Revision )
- 2010
- Geographic identifier
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NORTH SEA [id=2001452]
- Date ( Revision )
- 2010
- Geographic identifier
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NORTHEAST ATLANTIC OCEAN (40W) (aggregate) [id=2002274]
- Date ( Revision )
- 2010
- Geographic identifier
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NORTHEAST ATLANTIC OCEAN (40W) [id=2001453]
- Date ( Revision )
- 2010
- Geographic identifier
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NORTHWEST EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL SHELF [id=121700]
- Date ( Creation )
- 1979
- Geographic identifier
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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
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Enquiries
The Lyell Centre, Research Avenue South
EDINBURGH
LOTHIAN
EH14 4AP
United Kingdom
Distributor
- OnLine resource
- Virtual Seismic Atlas
- Hierarchy level
- dataset Dataset
- Other
- dataset
Conformance result
- Date ( Publication )
- 2011
- Explanation
- See the referenced specification
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Conformance result
- Date ( Publication )
- 2010-12-08
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- See http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2010:323:0011:0102:EN:PDF
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- 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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- c425c9fc-cb6c-352c-e044-0003ba9b0d98 XML
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- English English
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- dataset Dataset
- Date stamp
- 2021-04-22
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- 2.3
Point of contact
British Geological Survey
The Lyell Centre, Research Avenue South
EDINBURGH
LOTHIAN
EH14 4AP
United Kingdom
- Dataset URI
- http://data.bgs.ac.uk/id/dataHolding/13605653