AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
Towards more flexible power generation with CCS (C2-214)  Dynamic and steady-state data from UKCCSRC PACT amine pilot, Aug 2016.

UKCCSRC Call 2 Project C2-214 . The dataset consists of six excel spreadsheets containing data from six dynamic operating scenarios for post-combustion CO2 capture on coal, implemented at the UKCCSRC’s PACT amine pilot facility. Critical plant parameters including flowrates, temperatures, pressure, solvent composition and CO2 capture rate are recorded. Additional steady-state baseload data and information regarding plant dimensions are provided in a separate word document. The dataset was generated as part of a pilot-scale test campaign which aimed to investigate the effect of differences in plant construction on response to dynamic operations, and to provide a proof-of-concept for the control of plant parameters using continuous, online solvent measurements. They may be of use to those interested in the dynamic modelling of post-combustion CO2 capture, for the purpose of model validation. A collaborative research paper with researchers from Imperial College London is planned.

Tags: Carbon capture and storage, NERC_DDC
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) Civil Hydrography Programme Backscatter and Sampling Data: HI1887 Middlesbrough to Blyth

Acoustic Backscatter mosaics, H575 Seabed samples, Images and Natural Feature Shapefiles. Collected as part of the Civil Hydrography Programme (CHP). Data and records verified by UK Hydrographic Office

Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) Civil Hydrography Programme Backscatter and Sampling Data: HI1791 Ailsa Craig

Acoustic Backscatter mosaics, H575 Seabed samples, Images and Natural Feature Shapefiles. Collected as part of the Civil Hydrography Programme (CHP). Data and records verified by UK Hydrographic Office

Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) Civil Hydrography Programme Backscatter and Sampling Data: HI1889 NW Approach to Liverpool Bay F

Acoustic Backscatter mosaics, H575 Seabed samples, Images and Natural Feature Shapefiles. Collected as part of the Civil Hydrography Programme (CHP). Data and records verified by UK Hydrographic Office.

Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) Seabed Mining And Resilience To EXperimental impact JC257 SMARTEX: Pacific Ocean (07/Feb/2024 to 21/Mar/2024)

This cruise is part of the Seabed Mining And Resilience To EXperimental impact (SMARTEX) project funded by the UK Natural Environment Research Council (Grant Reference NE/T003537/1). This is the third UK cruise to the Clarion Clipperton Zone (CCZ) in the northern equatorial Pacific, an area likely to be targeted for deep-sea mining for polymetallic nodules. The first (JC120) was carried out in 2015 and the second, JC241 in 2023. Scientific aims: of the cruise were measurements of physical oceanography (mesoscale eddies and their impacts at the seafloor), geophysical survey (mapping the seabed at various resolutions), biology (the spatial scaling of biodiversity and natural geochemical drivers of biodiversity across a 100km transect), as well as studies of recolonisation rates, ecosystem function and ecotoxicology baselines. BGS were not on board, but the science team collected nodules during boxcore deployments. Samples have not yet been analysed (May 2026). More information and the cruise report are available at www.bodc.ac.uk/resources/inventories/cruise_inventory/report/18310/.

Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) Seabed Mining And Resilience To EXperimental impact JC241 SMARTEX: Pacific Ocean (04/Feb/2023 to 26/Mar/2023)

This cruise is part of the Seabed Mining And Resilience To EXperimental impact (SMARTEX) project funded by the UK Natural Environment Research Council (Grant Reference NE/T003537/1). This is the second UK cruise to the Clarion Clipperton Zone (CCZ) in the northern equatorial Pacific, an area likely to be targeted for deep-sea mining for polymetallic nodules. The first (JC120) was carried out in 2015. Scientific aims: 1. Understand the remaining impact of a realistic mining test on the benthic environment and its fauna after 44 years; 2. Assess natural temporal change in macrofaunal communities between 1989 and 2023 (at PRA site); 3. Provide the first characterisation of megafaunal species and communities present at APEI-13 (linked outreach and policy interaction aim); 4. Characterise the environment and ecology of the UK-1 area in advance of a planned nodule collector test. BGS collected deep sea sediments and nodules during JC241. Porewaters were extracted for trace metals, nutrients and alkalinity. Sediments were analysed for trace element geochemistry, loss on drying, particle size analysis and bulk and clay mineralogy by XRD. Micro XRF and SEM imaging was used to image the geochemistry of entire nodule cross sections and laser ablation ICP-MS line transects were performed across selected entire nodules for high resolution geochemical profiles. Finally, physical property analysis of sediment collected during JC241 was utilised to model the physical and temporal response of deep-sea sediment to the compression caused by a deep-sea mining vessel. More information and the cruise report are available at www.bodc.ac.uk/resources/inventories/cruise_inventory/report/18136/.

Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Exploring the hidden shallows: inner-shelf reef growth and future trajectories of reef geomorphic change (NERC grant NE/J023329/1)

Four datasets for NERC grant NE/J023329/1, Paluma Shoals reef complex, Halifax Bay, central Great Barrier Reef, Australia. DATASET 1: Single Beam acoustic survey data. This dataset comprises the single beam acoustic data that was collected from transects across the Paluma Shoals reef complex, Halifax Bay, central Great Barrier Reef, Australia. The dataset comprises of depth measurements (m) and the latitudinal and longitudinal coordinates of 58,255 point samples across the study area. The dataset was used to construct Figure 1C in Morgan, K. M., Perry, C. T., Smithers, S. G., Johnson, J. A., & Daniell, J. J. (2016). Evidence of extensive reef development and high coral cover in nearshore environments: implications for understanding coral adaptation in turbid settings. Scientific Reports, 6. DATASET 2: Paluma Shoals core data (sedimentology and palaeoecology This dataset includes all collected sedimentary and coral palaeoecological data collected from cores from across the Paluma Shoals Reef Complex, Halifax Bay, central Great Barrier Reef, Australia. This includes 1) a list of the cores recovered, their geographic location and their depths; 2) data on the mud and carbonate content of the sediment matrix from each core; 3) grainsize data from each core; 4) data from thin section analysis from each delineated facies in cores; and 5) downcore data on coral constituent abundance. DATASET 3: Core radiocarbon dates This dataset comprises the radiocarbon dates obtained from coral samples from cores collected across the Paluma Shoals Reef Complex, Halifax Bay, central Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Dates are from the NERC Radiocarbon dating lab (SUERC) in East Kilbride. DATASET 4: Benthic video imagery This dataset comprises screen grab images collected along towed transects across the Paluma Shoals reef complex, Halifax Bay, central Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Each image has the relevant lat, long coordinates printed on the top right hand corner. The sites names (folders) relate to the sites described in the following paper: Morgan KM, Perry CT, Smithers SG, Daniell JJ and Johnson JA (2016) Extensive reef development within the “mesophotic” nearshore Great Barrier Reef: Evidence for intra-regional variations in coral resilience. Scientific Reports 6:29616. DOI: 10.1038/srep29616

Tags: Acoustics, Barrier reefs, Carbon dating, Coral, Coral reefs, Drill core, NERC_DDC, Palaeoecology, Sedimentary geology, Turbidity
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Coccolith assemblages, cell-size and geometry measurements for 4 ODP/DSDP sites (594, 982, 999, 1090) of 2 age brackets (Pleistocene and Pliocene)

Coccolith abundance and morphometric data for 4 ODP/DSDP sites (594, 982, 999, 1090) of 2 age brackets (Pleistocene and Pliocene) that have been run through the classification software SYRACO (SYstème de Reconnaissance Automatique de COccolithes. Full assemblage counts as well as morphological measurements for each specimen (area, feret max, feret min, thickness and mass). The images these measurements were completed on are also included. Ocean Drilling Program (ODP) Site 982 (57°30.992'N, 15°52.001'W; 1134m water depth) located in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Rockall Plateau. Ocean Drilling Program (ODP) Site 1090 (42°54.5 ′ S, 8°54.0 ′ E; 3702m water depth) located in the South Atlantic Ocean on the southern flank of the Agulhas Ridge. Deep Sea Drilling Project (DSDP) Site 594 (45°31.41'S; 174°56.88'E; 1204m water depth) located on the southern margin of Chatham Rise, to the east of the South Island of New Zealand. ODP Site 999 (12°44'N, 78°44'W) located on the Kogi Rise in the Colombian Basin of the southwestern Caribbean Sea

Tags: Coccolith, Fossil assemblage, NERC_DDC, Pleistocene, Pliocene
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Dataset of linepacking times for CO2 pipelines

This dataset provides the linepacking times that have been generated for a set of pipeline dimensions, flow rates, lengths and pressure conditions. This work has been funded by the UK Carbon Capture and Storage Research Centre within the framework of the FleCCSnet project (UKCCSRC-C1-40). The UKCCSRC is supported by the EPSRC as part of the Research Councils UK Energy Programme (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijggc.2017.06.002). This dataset forms the basis of the work and analysis presented in the paper: Aghajani, H, Race, JM, Wetenhall, B, Sanchez Fernandez, E, Lucquiaud, M & Chalmers, H 2017, 'On the potential for interim storage in dense phase CO2 pipelines' International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control.

Tags: Carbon capture and storage, NERC_DDC
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
2025 High frequency magnetic field induction coil data from Eskdalemuir Observatory, UK

2025 data (Jan-May, Oct-Dec) consists of high frequency (128 Hz) data from two horizontal induction coils measuring the Earth's magnetic field at the Eskdalemuir Observatory in the United Kingdom (Location in Geographic Coordinates: 55.314° N 356.794° E and Elevation: 245m above mean sea level).

Tags: Ionosphere, Magnetic fields, NERC_DDC
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
2024 High frequency magnetic field induction coil data from Eskdalemuir Observatory, UK

2023 data consists of high frequency (100 Hz) data from two horizontal induction coils measuring the Earth's magnetic field at the Eskdalemuir Observatory in the United Kingdom (Location in Geographic Coordinates: 55.314° N 356.794° E and Elevation: 245m above mean sea level).

Tags: Ionosphere, Magnetic fields, NERC_DDC
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
2023 High frequency magnetic field induction coil data from Eskdalemuir Observatory, UK

2023 data consists of high frequency (100 Hz) data from two horizontal induction coils measuring the Earth's magnetic field at the Eskdalemuir Observatory in the United Kingdom (Location in Geographic Coordinates: 55.314° N 356.794° E and Elevation: 245m above mean sea level).

Tags: Ionosphere, Magnetic fields, NERC_DDC
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
UK digital geothermal catalogue, version 2

This is the second digital release of the UK geothermal catalogue of temperature measurements, thermal conductivity measurements and heat flow calculations. This second release contains 1098 new sites alongside 36 sites from the legacy geothermal catalogue. These 36 sites from the legacy catalogue were not included in the first digital release in 2024 due to IPR considerations. This is a 150% increase in the number of sites in the second digital geothermal catalogue release compared to first release. The majority of the new sites are derived from three sources: - New thermal conductivity data collected by the BGS Thermal Conductivity Lab - Datasets synthesised in BGS publications on heat pumps and for subsurface temperature maps - Bottom hole temperature dataset compiled by the UK Onshore Geophysical Library In addition to the new sites, work has been undertaken to better attribute the data source. This indicates where the data came from, be it a report, personal communication, paper etc. Further details can be found in the accompanying report: https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/541614 Dataset DOI: https://doi.org/10.5285/9c324699-abf1-4412-abf9-39308507082d

Tags: Geothermal heat flow, Geothermal surveys, Laboratory tests, NERC_DDC, Temperature, Thermal conductivity
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Archaeological archive and 3D laser surveys of caves in Nottingham, 2010–2020

This dataset contains a comprehensive digital archive of archaeological surveys and 3D records of sandstone caves in Nottingham, UK. The collection includes high-resolution terrestrial laser scan data (point clouds in .E57 format), GIS shapefiles, and multimedia flythroughs and provides a spatial and descriptive record of physically subterranean heritage features identified between 2010 and 2020. This desk-based assessment covers 697 of the known caves in Nottingham at the time of the study, of which 66 were LiDAR surveyed in detail, a selection of ten caves with description and analysis illustrating key themes and types is presented in the Survey Report. Each cave entry contains a detailed archaeological description, desk-based assessment, and photographic documentation. The resource provides a baseline record to support future analysis and preserves evidence of the form and context of caves in Nottingham.

Tags: Archaeology, Caves, Laser surveys, LiDAR, NERC_DDC
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
newGeoSure Insurance Product version 7 2017.1

**This dataset has been superseded** The newGeoSure Insurance Product (newGIP) provides the potential insurance risk due to natural ground movement at a postcode level. It incorporates the combined effects of the 6 GeoSure hazards on (low-rise) buildings: landslides, shrink-swell clays, soluble rocks, running sands, compressible ground, and collapsible deposits. The newGeoSure Insurance Product evaluates these hazards using a series of processes including statistical analyses and expert elicitation techniques to create a derived product that can be used for insurance purposes such as identifying and estimating risk and susceptibility. The newGeoSure Insurance Product is updated biannually with new releases of Ordnance Survey Code-Point® data (current version used: 2017.1) and is provided for national coverage across Great Britain (not including the Isle of Man). This product is available in a range of GIS formats including Access (*.dbf), ArcGIS (*.shp), or MapInfo (*.tab). The newGeoSure Insurance Product is produced for use at 1:50 000 scale, providing 50 m ground resolution.

Tags: Geohazards, Insurance, NERC_DDC, Risk analysis, Risk management
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Quantitative mineralogy from the Lower Jurassic of the Llanbedr (Mochras Farm) borehole, Wales

Integrated petrological observation of samples from the Lower Jurassic of the Llanbedr (Mochras Farm) borehole, Wales. The data include quartz grain size and percentages of the major detrital minerals present in each sample. Analyses were carried out using automated mineralogy (QEMSCAN) technology. QEMSCANÂ® (Quantitative Evaluation of Minerals by Scanning Electron Microscopy) allows mapping of grains from elemental compositions, including attributes such as texture, shape, size and constituent mineral phases. Data relate to the Llanbedr (Mochras Farm) Borehole drilled in 1967-1969 near the village of Llanbedr, NW Wales, SH 5533 2594. The aim for generating these data was to provide mineralogical context for paleoenvironmental proxy interpretations from the Llanbedr (Mochras Farm) core. Samples from the UK National Geological Repository range from SSK Publication in press, Jiang et al. (2026) Laurasian Seaway history during the Early Jurassic from quantitative mineralogy and detrital zircon dating. Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology.

Tags: Detrital minerals, Jurassic, NERC_DDC, Radiometric dating, Uranium thorium lead dating
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Detrital zircon U-Pb ages from the Lower Jurassic of the Llanbedr (Mochras Farm) borehole, Wales

The dataset contains detrital zircon U-Pb ages for the Llanbedr (Mochras Farm) borehole, from the Lower Jurassic. The U-Pb zircon age analyses was carried out on the SHRIMP IIe/MC instrument (the sensitive high resolution ion microprobe) at the Polish Geological Institute, Warsaw. Data relate to the Llanbedr (Mochras Farm) Borehole drilled in 1967-1969 near the village of Llanbedr, NW Wales, SH 5533 2594. The aim for generating these data was to provide evidence for sediment provenance to the Llanbedr (Mochras Farm) site during the Early Jurassic. Publication in press, Jiang et al. (2026) Laurasian Seaway history during the Early Jurassic from quantitative mineralogy and detrital zircon dating. Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology.

Tags: Detrital minerals, Jurassic, NERC_DDC, Radiometric dating, Uranium thorium lead dating
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
GeoSure Extra: Debris Flow Susceptibility Model for Great Britain (Version 6.0)

The Debris Flow Susceptibility Model for Great Britain version 6.0 (DFSM_GB_v6.0) provides information on the likelihood of debris flows occurring at a given location based on a combination of digital geological, hydrogeological and topographic data. It is a raster dataset at 50m resolution, showing susceptibility for debris flows on a scale A (lowest likelihood) to E (highest likelihood). The methodology develops an additional dimension to the BGS GeoSure Landslides surface layer (Dashwood et al., 2014) and is designed for users interested specifically in debris flow susceptibility. The identification of debris flow hazards can assist regional planners; rapidly identifying areas with potential problems and aid local government offices in making development plans by helping to define land suited to different uses. Other users of these data may include developers, homeowners, asset owners, solicitors, loss adjusters, the insurance industry, architects and surveyors. The DFSM (Debris Flow Susceptibility Model) GB v6.0 was completed in March 2017.

Tags: Landslides, NERC_DDC, Natural hazards
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Permeability, XRD, and mercury intrusion data, and SEM backscatter images from samples of the Cropwell Bridge (Cropwell Bishop) borehole

This data repository contains all raw data files for permeability measurement, X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis, high resolution SEM backscatter images and mercury intrusion data files for core material obtained from the Cropwell Bridge (Cropwell Bishop) borehole [SK63NE/28]. This core material is stored at the British Geological Survey, Nottinghamshire. This study presents a comprehensive experimental characterisation of gas permeability, mineralogy and microstructure through a continuous ~ 200 m cored succession of the Late Triassic Mercia Mudstone Group. More than 700 laboratory measurements of horizontal and vertical gas permeability were acquired from 18 samples over a wide range of effective pressures representative of burial conditions. Samples of core were selected intersecting the Tarporley Siltstone, Sidmouth Mudstone, Arden Sandstone and Branscombe Mudstone Formations of the Mercia Mudstone Group. Samples are taken from current day depths between 16.3 and 185.4 m. A total of 18 samples have been analysed. Details on processing methods and the file naming system can be found in the readme file - Jones_2026_supplemental_readme.docx file. SEM images were taken in the Scanning Electron Microscopy Shared Research Facility (SEM-SRF), available as high resolution .tif files at magnifications 150x, 250x and 500x. Mercury intrusion porosimetry data was undertaken in the School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds, available as .csv files Permeability data was undertaken in the Rock Deformation Laboratory (RDL), University of Liverpool. Python processing script (.ipynb) and raw data files (.csv) are provided. XRD analysis was undertaken as part of the Diagenesis Research Group, University of Liverpool, available data as .xrdml and .hpf files for clay separate and whole rock analysis.

Tags: Caprock, Carbon capture and storage, Deposition, Diagenesis, Host rock, Mudstone, NERC_DDC, Permeability, Petrophysics, Porosity, Radioactive wastes
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Image and numerical data detailing interactions between metal reducing bacteria and metals (NERC grant NE/J024732/1)

These data show images recorded using a variety of methods of a model system of bacterial metal reduction. In all cases the bacteria grew from a pure culture of Geobacter sulfurreducens, and grew undisturbed on thin films of amorphous Fe oxyhydroxide – ferrihydrite. The different imaging methodologies have highlighted different features of this interaction. AFM shows the surface texture of the bacteria and ferrihydrite films; epifluorescence was used to allow counting of the cells at different time points from 0 to 12 days post inoculation (cell counts available in excel spreadsheet); and confocal imaging allow visualisation of the redox patterns surrounding cells and to identify areas of bioreduced Fe(II) (quantification of Fe(II) available in excel spreadsheet). The following data is included: 1. 9 x AFM images of Geobacter sulfurreducens bacteria growing on ferrihydrite films 2. 5 x epifluorescence images of Geobacter sulfurreducens bacteria growing on ferrihydrite films over time 3. spreadsheet bacterial counts associated with epifluorescence images 4. 7 x confocal images of Geobacter sulfurreducens bacteria growing on ferrihydrite films with redox green staining of appendages 5. 5 x example confocal images of Geobacter sulfurreducens bacteria growing on ferrihydrite films with Fe(II) highlighted by RhoNox-1 6. Spreadsheet of quanitfication of RhoNox intensity against bacteria and Fe co-location Data is presented which shows the formation of precious metal nanoparticles on the surface of geobacter sulfurreducens cells. The images were produced by CryoTEM. Full details of the experiment are available in this publication http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ppsc.201600073/full 7. Powerpoint presentation of TEM images of precious metal nanoparticles formed on the surface of Geobacter cells

Tags: Chemical analysis, Microbiological processes, Microscopy, NERC_DDC, Simulation
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) Civil Hydrography Programme Backscatter and Sampling Data: HI1888 Blyth to Farne Islands

Acoustic Backscatter mosaics, H575 Seabed samples, Images and Natural Feature Shapefiles. Collected as part of the Civil Hydrography Programme (CHP). Data and records verified by UK Hydrographic Office

Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)