Identification

Title

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

Abstract

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.

Resource type

dataset

Resource locator

http://see-atlas.leeds.ac.uk:8080/search/advancedSearch.jsp?N=0&Ntk=all&Ntx=mode+matchall&Nty=1&Ntt=BIRPS

name: Virtual Seismic Atlas

function: download

Unique resource identifier

code

http://data.bgs.ac.uk/id/dataHolding/13605653

codeSpace

Dataset language

eng

Spatial reference system

code identifying the spatial reference system

Additional information source

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

Classification of spatial data and services

Topic category

geoscientificInformation

Keywords

Keyword set

keyword value

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2008-06-01

Keyword set

keyword value

Geological data

Geophysical data

Marine surveys

UK Location (INSPIRE)

Marine seismic surveys

Sea floor

MEDIN

Geological surveys

Marine geophysics

Geophysics

Seismic data

Seismic reflection surveys

Geology

Geophysical surveys

Marine geology

Seismic surveys

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2022

Keyword set

keyword value

Keyword set

keyword value

NERC_DDC

Geographic location

West bounding longitude

-16.0000

East bounding longitude

24.0000

North bounding latitude

65.0000

South bounding latitude

48.0000

Extent

Extent group

authority code

title

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2010

code identifying the extent

BALTIC SEA [id=2002255]

Extent group

authority code

title

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2010

code identifying the extent

CELTIC SEA [id=2001353]

Extent group

authority code

title

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2010

code identifying the extent

ENGLISH CHANNEL [id=2001401]

Extent group

authority code

title

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2010

code identifying the extent

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

Extent group

authority code

title

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2010

code identifying the extent

IRISH SEA [id=2001430]

Extent group

authority code

title

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2010

code identifying the extent

NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN [id=2002262]

Extent group

authority code

title

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2010

code identifying the extent

NORTH SEA [id=2001452]

Extent group

authority code

title

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2010

code identifying the extent

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

Extent group

authority code

title

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2010

code identifying the extent

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

Extent group

authority code

title

reference date

date type

creation

effective date

1979

code identifying the extent

NORTHWEST EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL SHELF [id=121700]

Extent group

authority code

title

reference date

date type

creation

effective date

1979

code identifying the extent

UK CONTINENTAL SHELF [id=121701]

Temporal reference

Temporal extent

Begin position

1981

End position

1991

Dataset reference date

date type

creation

effective date

1981

Frequency of update

notPlanned

Quality and validity

Lineage

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.

Conformity

Conformity report

specification

title

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2011

degree

false

explanation

See the referenced specification

Conformity report

specification

title

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2010-12-08

degree

false

explanation

See http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2010:323:0011:0102:EN:PDF

Data format

name of format

SEG Y

version of format

Constraints related to access and use

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

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.

Responsible organisations

Responsible party

organisation name

Natural Enironmental Research Council

full postal address

Polaris House, North Star Avenue

SWINDON

SN2 1EU

email address

not available

responsible party role

owner

Responsible party

organisation name

British Geological Survey

full postal address

The Lyell Centre, Research Avenue South

EDINBURGH

EH14 4AP

United Kingdom

telephone number

0115 936 3142

facsimile number

0115 936 3276

email address

enquiries@bgs.ac.uk

responsible party role

distributor

Responsible party

organisation name

British Geological Survey

full postal address

The Lyell Centre, Research Avenue South

EDINBURGH

EH14 4AP

United Kingdom

telephone number

0115 936 3142

facsimile number

0115 936 3276

email address

enquiries@bgs.ac.uk

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Responsible party

organisation name

British Geological Survey

email address

not available

responsible party role

custodian

Responsible party

organisation name

British Geological Survey

email address

not available

responsible party role

distributor

Metadata on metadata

Metadata point of contact

organisation name

British Geological Survey

full postal address

The Lyell Centre, Research Avenue South

EDINBURGH

EH14 4AP

United Kingdom

telephone number

+44 131 667 1000

email address

enquiries@bgs.ac.uk

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata date

2025-03-03

Metadata language