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Metadata: BIRPS (BIRPS) Geophysical Survey DRUM: BIRPS Deep profile; Offshore Northern Scotland, W of Orkney (14/Aug/1985 to 21/Aug/1985)
Abstract:
This BIRPS deep profile study took place in August 1985 and this short line was recorded to 30 seconds twt parallel to MOIST in order to trace the Flannen Fault deeper into the upper mantle. It was traced as a nearly continuous bright reflector to 28secs twt, that is after migration, 50km below the Moho. At the time of shooting DRUM was the world's deepest penetration seismic reflection profile. BIRPS was able to contour the Flannan and Outer Isles faults, using its own data and deeplines given by industry. These data are archived by BGS.
Data holder:
British Geological Survey (BGS)
| Other details | ||
| Internal code | Internally assigned metadata identifier | 34209 |
| Title | The title is used to provide a brief and precise description of the dataset such as 'Date', 'Originating organisation/programme', 'Location' and 'Type of survey'. All acronyms and abbreviations should be reproduced in full. | BIRPS (BIRPS) Geophysical Survey DRUM: BIRPS Deep profile; Offshore Northern Scotland, W of Orkney (14/Aug/1985 to 21/Aug/1985) |
| File Identifier | The File Identifier is a code, preferably a GUID, that is globally unique and remains with the same metadata record even if the record is edited or transferred between portals or tools. | abc9f747-548d-0f38-e044-0003ba9b0d98 |
| Resource Identifier | This is the code assigned by the data owner. | BGS_CMD_REF505 |
| Resource type | The resource type will likely be a dataset but could also be a series (collection of datasets with a common specification) or a service. | dataset |
| Start date | This describes the date the resource starts. This may only be the year if month and day are not known | 1985-08-14 |
| End date | This describes the date the resource ends. This may only be the year if month and day are not known | 1985-08-21 |
| Spatial resolution | This describes the spatial resolution of the dataset or the spatial limitations of the service. | 5 |
| Spatial resolution unit | This describes the unit of spatial resolution which for distance must be metres. | urn:ogc:def:uom:EPSG::9001 |
| Frequency of updates | This describes the frequency with which the resource is modified or updated i.e. a monitoring programme that samples once per year has a frequency that is described as 'annually'. | notPlanned |
| Abstract | The abstract provides a clear and brief statement of the content of the resource. | This BIRPS deep profile study took place in August 1985 and this short line was recorded to 30 seconds twt parallel to MOIST in order to trace the Flannen Fault deeper into the upper mantle. It was traced as a nearly continuous bright reflector to 28secs twt, that is after migration, 50km below the Moho. At the time of shooting DRUM was the world's deepest penetration seismic reflection profile. BIRPS was able to contour the Flannan and Outer Isles faults, using its own data and deeplines given by industry. These data are archived by BGS. |
| Lineage | Lineage includes the background information, history of the sources of data, data quality statements and methods. | Geophysical equipment types used included: Airgun/Sleeve Gun. Geco-Prakla was contracted to undertake the survey on behalf of BIRPS. 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. |
| Related keywords | ||
| Keyword | General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | NDGO0001 |
| Keyword title | NERC OAI Harvesting | |
| Keyword | General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Geology |
| Keyword title | Geology | |
| Keyword | General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | soil and sediment |
| Keyword title | soil and sediment | |
| Keyword | General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | crust |
| Keyword title | crust | |
| Keyword | General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Two-dimensional seismic reflection |
| Keyword title | Two-dimensional seismic reflection | |
| Geographical coverage | ||
| North | The northern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 58.9964 |
| East | The eastern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | -3.6153 |
| South | The southern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 58.8039 |
| West | The western-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | -6.7325 |
| Regional sea | North Rockall Basin | |
| Caithness | ||
| Sutherland | ||
| Lewis | ||
| Scottish Continental Shelf | ||
| NORTHEAST ATLANTIC OCEAN (40W) | ||
| Responsible organisations | ||
| Role | The point of contact is person or organisation with responsibility for the creation and maintenance of the metadata for the resource. | pointOfContact |
| Organisation name | British Geological Survey (BGS) | |
| Phone | +44 (0)131 667 1000 | |
| Fax | +44 (0)131 668 4140 | |
| Delivery point | The Lyell Centre, Research Avenue South | |
| Postal code | EH14 4AP | |
| City | Edinburgh | |
| Country | UK | |
| enquiries@bgs.ac.uk | ||
| Role | The distributor is the person or organisation that distributes the resource. | distributor |
| Organisation name | British Geological Survey (BGS) | |
| Phone | +44 (0)131 667 1000 | |
| Fax | +44 (0)131 668 4140 | |
| Delivery point | The Lyell Centre, Research Avenue South | |
| Postal code | EH14 4AP | |
| City | Edinburgh | |
| Country | UK | |
| enquiries@bgs.ac.uk | ||
| Role | The custodian is the person or organisation that accepts responsibility for the resource and ensures appropriate care and maintenance. If a dataset has been lodged with a Data Archive Centre for maintenance then this organisation is be entered here. | custodian |
| Organisation name | British Geological Survey (BGS) | |
| Phone | +44 (0)131 667 1000 | |
| Fax | +44 (0)131 668 4140 | |
| Delivery point | The Lyell Centre, Research Avenue South | |
| Postal code | EH14 4AP | |
| City | Edinburgh | |
| Country | UK | |
| enquiries@bgs.ac.uk | ||
| Role | The originator is the person or organisation who created, collected or produced the resource. | originator |
| Organisation name | BIRPS | |
| offshoredata@bgs.ac.uk | ||
| Resource locators | ||
| Locator URL | Web address (URL) that links to the resource | http://mapapps2.bgs.ac.uk/geoindex_offshore/home.html?cruise=DRUM |
| Locator name | Name of the web resource | BGS Offshore Geoindex |
| Locator function | Code that describes the function of the resource. ISO function code chosen from ISO 19115-1 Codelist | search |
| Dataset constraints | ||
| 20 Limitations on Public Access - Access constraints | otherRestrictions | |
| 21 Conditions for Access and Use - Use limitation | This states any constraints on use of the data. Multiple conditions can be recorded for different parts of the data resource. If no conditions apply, then `No condtions apply` is recorded. This uses free text. | restricted - The metadata is freely available for general disclosure. The copyright of this data is vested in the Natural Environment Research Council [NERC]. Permission is granted for use of these data for research purposes, but no part of these data may be commercially sold, used to provide a value added commercial product nor form part of a commercial data package. Any commercial use of products derived from these data requires prior written permission of the copyright holder. NERC gives no warranty, expressed or implied, as to the quality or accuracy of the data, or to the material's suitability for any use. NERC accepts no liability whatever in respect of loss, damage, injury or other occurrence. The data have been vetted for compliance with relevant standards. NERC accepts no responsibility for maintenance nor technical support. The following acknowledgement must accompany the reproduced NERC materials "Contains Natural Environment Research Council materials ©NERC [year]" |
| Version info | ||
| Date of publication | The publication date of the resource or if previously unpublished the date that the resource was made publicly available via the MEDIN network. | 1985-08-21 |
| Harvest date | The date which this record has been (re)harvested from the provider. | 2026-04-17 |
| Metadata date | The date when the content of this metadata record was last updated. | 2026-04-16 |
| Metadata standard name | The name of the metadata standard used to create this metadata | MEDIN Discovery Metadata Standard |
| Metadata standard version | The version of the MEDIN Discovery Metadata Standard used to create the metadata record | Version 2.3.5 |