Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) Geophysical and Multibeam Survey 2012/5 QICS: Ardmucknish Bay (11/Apr/2012 to 13/Apr/2012)

This British Geological Survey (BGS) marine geophysical and multibeam survey took place in April 2012 in the area of Ardmucknish Bay on board the RV White Ribbon. This was a follow up survey to the previous work carried out in this area in 2011 (2011/4). QICS (Quantifying and monitoring potential ecosystem impacts of geological carbon storage) was a scientific research project funded by NERC; its purpose was to improve the understanding of the sensitivities of the UK marine environment to a potential leak from a carbon capture storage (CCS) system. The aim of the survey was to assess any affect the drilling of the borehole had on the underlying sediments. Sea floor bathymetry data were collected using a Kongsberg EM3002D multibeam system. Sub bottom seismic profiling data were collected using an Applied Acoustics surface tow boomer (STB). These data are archived by BGS. Technical details of the survey are contained in the BGS Report of Survey. Webpage www.bgs.ac.uk/QICS/.

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Date (Publication)
2012-04-12
Citation identifier
British Geological Survey / BGS_CMD_REF687
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British Geological Survey (BGS)

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Natural Environment Research Council

offshoredata@bgs.ac.uk

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Not planned
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GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

SeaVoX Vertical Co-ordinate Coverages (L131)

SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary (P021)
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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.

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unrestricted use, copyright acknowledgement - Available under the Open Government Licence subject to the following acknowledgement accompanying the reproduced NERC materials "Contains Natural Environment Research Council materials ©NERC [year]"

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Grid
Distance
5  urn:ogc:def:uom:EPSG::9001
Language
English
Topic category
  • Geoscientific information
Geographic identifier
Argyll

BGS Gazetteer 2025-01-15 revision

Geographic identifier
Minches & Western Scotland

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

Geographic identifier
INNER SEAS OFF THE WEST COAST OF SCOTLAND

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

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Begin date
2012-04-10
End date
2012-04-12
Reference system identifier
OGP / urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4326

www.epsg.org 2005 revision

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    Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role

    British Geological Survey (BGS)

    enquiries@bgs.ac.uk

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         		http://mapapps2.bgs.ac.uk/geoindex_offshore/home.html?cruise=2012/5

    BGS Offshore Geoindex
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    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: Surface Tow Boomer. British Geological Survey was contracted to undertake the survey on behalf of Natural Environment Research Council. Seismic lines from the previous survey (2011-04) were re-run using a Surface Tow Boomer for a direct comparison to see if the underlying sediments had been disturbed by the drill; further lines were added for greater data density. Lines were run east to west, parallel with the contours, with 100% overlap to ensure safety in the shallow water. 20 lines were completed in total; an area of 1km2 was completed with lines approx 500m in length. A multibeam survey was run successfully using a Kongsberg EM3002D multibeam system; the aim was to find concrete blocks on the seabed that were anchoring a cable related to the drill operation. See the Cruise Report for more information.

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    English
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    Dataset
    Date stamp
    2025-01-15
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    MEDIN Discovery Metadata Standard
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    Version 2.3.5
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    Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role

    British Geological Survey (BGS)

    enquiries@bgs.ac.uk

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