AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
GlaciStore: Cover sheet to revised full proposal to IODP, UK CCS RC Call 1 (1 April 2016)

Revised full proposal cover sheet for scientific drilling (852-CPP2) 'GlaciStore: Understanding Pleistocene glaciation and basin processes and their impact on fluid migration pathways (North Sea)', submitted to Integrated Ocean Discovery Programme (IODP) April 2016. The full proposal cover sheet document is publicly available from IODP; the submitted full proposal document is restricted to the proponents for publication and for review and response from IODP. The proposal is a revision of full proposal 852-CPP in response to review by IODP. The lead submitter, on behalf to the GlaciStore consortium is Heather Stewart, British Geological Survey (BGS).The 32 proponents are from research and industry organisations in the UK, Norway, USA and Canada (BGS, Institute for Energy Technology, Lundin Norway AS, Memorial University of Newfoundland, SINTEF Energy Research, Statoil ASA, University of Bergen, University of Edinburgh, University of Oslo and University of Ottawa University of Texas at Austin). The revised full proposal cover sheet states the names of proponents of the 'GlaciStore' consortium and details for the lead submitter of the bid. The full proposal cover sheet comprises: an abstract of the submitted full proposal including description of project funding support as a Complementary Project Proposal: describes and states the scientific research objectives; summarises proposed non-standard measurements; tabulates details of the 13 proposed drill sites (revised from full proposal CPP-852) to address the scientific objectives. The objectives are to investigate: glacial history and sedimentary architecture; fluid flow and microbial processes in shallow sediments; and the stress history and geomechanical models for strata that have experienced multiple glacial and interglacial cycles. The table of revised proposed drilling sites includes designation of primary or alternate sites, the co-ordinates of the position and water depth at each proposed site, the objective for drilling and sampling and the depth to achieve the objective. The proponents, their affiliation, expertise and role for the submission are listed. UKCCSRC Grant UKCCSRC-C1-30.

Tags: Carbon capture and storage, NERC_DDC
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Bournemouth Fossil Footprint Archive (NERC grant NE/H004211/1)

A range of footprint data collected specifically as part of a Natural Environment Research Grant [NE/H004211/1] held jointly between Bournemouth University (Professor Matthew Bennett) and Liverpool University (Professor Robin Crompton). A directory for each of the field sites investigated by the research team, as well as modern data from various laboratory and field simulations. Scans of individual footprints are an ASCII format, each of which contains the X, Y and Z for a digital elevation model. In most cases there is a site map in PDF format providing a key to the prints and file names. In some cases jpeg thumb nails of the scans are also provided. Most directories contain a PDF text file of additional information detailing the equipment used, collection methods, and precision/accuracy of the data, along with any available academic references.

Tags: NERC_DDC
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Heat flow United Kingdom version 1

The dataset portrays heat flow as a continuous modelled surface, interpolated between observation points. Onshore coverage is provided for England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. The British Geological Survey (BGS) Heat flow dataset version 1 (United Kingdom) is derived from a catalogue of legacy heat flow observations and ground-heat modelling. Heat flow data is typically used to determine temperatures beneath the ground surface, and model how much thermal energy may be stored in or recovered from the ground. The dataset is presented as a raster model, but is also available as cellular, vector grids. The raster and square-cellular grid defines each cell by an area of c. 4km2 (2km per side). The hexagonal-cellular defines each cell by an area of c. 2.56km2 (1km per side). Heat flow values are milli-Watts per square metre (mWm-2). The data are available under BGS data licence. For more information, see the user guide: https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/539413 (BGS Open Report OR/25/013).

Tags: Economic geology, Geothermal heat flow, Geothermal maps, NERC_DDC
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS) data, part of a suite of 51 elements using aqua regia ICP-MS techniques at ALS Minerals (Ireland) (NERC grant NE/L001764/1)

Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry data, part of a suite of 51 elements using aqua regia ICP-MS techniques at ALS Minerals (Ireland).

Tags: NERC_DDC, Selenium, Tellurium
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Thermal Properties Great Britain version 1

Data identifying landscape areas (shown as polygons) attributed with geological descriptions and thermal properties of geological materials. The scale of the data is 1:250 000 scale for the Thermal Properties V1 dataset. Onshore coverage is for Great Britain and the Isle of Man. This dataset shows thermal properties relating to bedrock beneath our feet. The information can be used to assess the potential for closed and open loop ground source heat pumps across, or deeper geothermal assessments, across the United Kingdom. The attribution and spatial data underpinning the model are that which is described and shown by Rollin (1987) and Gale (2004, 2005). The information is presented vector-based, irregular polygon coverage at 1:250 000 scale Each polygon is attributed with a range of geological properties including modelled values for Thermal conductivity, thermal diffusivity, specific heat capacity and density. The data are available in vector format (containing the geometry of each feature linked to a database record describing their attributes) as ESRI shapefiles and are available under BGS data licence. For more information, see the user guide: https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/539481 (BGS Open Report OR/25/014.

Tags: Bed rock, Economic geology, GIS, Geological data, Geological maps, Geology, Geothermal maps, NERC_DDC, Rocks
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Major and trace element analysis of Precambrian and Paleozoic lacustrine mudrocks

This dataset contains geochemical measurements which quantify the major and trace element concentrations of Precambrian (Proterozoic) and Paleozoic (541–251 Mya) mudstones. Sampled mudstones are listed under their formation name, with information on the locations of each outcrop belt and further details on lithological characteristics, including environment of formation, freely available on the British Geological Survey Lexicon of named rock units (https://www.bgs.ac.uk/technologies/the-bgs-lexicon-of-named-rock-units/) and Government of Canada weblex (https://weblex.canada.ca/weblexnet4/weblex_e.aspx), for UK and Canadian samples, respectively. Stratigraphic age is given in accordance to the GSA geological timescale v.5.0. Following sampling, specific methodologies for preparation for major and trace element analysis, conducted on an Agilent 5100, are provided in the Methodology. The data was collected to understand changes in weathering intensity coeval with the Paleozoic expansion of land plants. The major element data was needed to: 1) determine how much sample was required for subsequent Lithium isotope analyses (data from which are separately uploaded to the repository); and 2) to ensure similarity of source between samples compared across our study. The tabulated major element analyses were compared at different temporal stages of plant evolution through the Paleozoic. Samples were collected by the University of Cambridge. Major element data was obtained by William McMahon, and supervised by Edward Tipper and Mohd Tarique and Emily Stevenson.

Tags: Major element analysis, NERC_DDC, Palaeozoic, Precambrian, Trace elements
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Datasets containing multiple diversity metrics of planktonic foraminifera (NERC grant NE/I00551X/1)

Two datasets containing multiple diversity metrics of planktonic foraminifera. Recent data is from MARGO (Multiproxy approach for the reconstruction of the glacial ocean surface); Eocene data is from NEPTUNE (a relational database of microfossil occurrence records from DSDP and ODP publications), supplemented by literature searches. These data are related to Fenton et al (2016) Phil Trans (DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2015.0224) Data used in Fenton et al (2016) Environmental predictors of diversity in Recent planktonic foraminifera as recorded in marine sediments. The original data is from the MARGO database (Kucera, 2007)

Tags: Eocene, Fossils, NERC_DDC, Planktonic foraminifera
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
newGeoSure Insurance Product version 7 2016.1

**This dataset has been superseded** The newGeoSure Insurance Product (newGIP) provides the potential insurance risk due to natural ground movement. It incorporates the combined effects of the 6 GeoSure hazards on (low-rise) buildings. This data is available as vector data, 25m gridded data or alternatively linked to a postcode database - the Derived Postcode Database. A series of GIS (Geographical Information System) maps show the most significant hazard areas. The ground movement, or subsidence, hazards included are landslides, shrink-swell clays, soluble rocks, running sands, compressible ground and collapsible deposits. The newGeoSure Insurance Product uses the individual GeoSure data layers and evaluates them 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 Derived Postcode Database (DPD) contains generalised information at a postcode level. The DPD is designed to provide a 'summary' value representing the combined effects of the GeoSure dataset across a postcode sector area. It is available as a GIS point dataset or a text (.txt) file format. The DPD contains a normalised hazard rating for each of the 6 GeoSure themes hazards (i.e. each GeoSure theme has been balanced against each other) and a combined unified hazard rating for each postcode in Great Britain. The combined hazard rating for each postcode is available as a standalone product. The Derived Postcode Database is available in a point data format or text file format. It is available in a range of GIS formats including ArcGIS (*.shp), ArcInfo Coverages and MapInfo (*.tab). More specialised formats may be available but may incur additional processing costs. The newGeoSure Insurance Product dataset has been created as vector data but is also available as a raster grid. This data is available in a range of GIS formats, including ArcGIS (*.shp), ArcInfo coverage's and MapInfo (*.tab). More specialised formats may be available but may incur additional processing costs. Data for the newGIP is provided for national coverage across Great Britain. The newGeoSure Insurance Product dataset is produced for use at 1:50 000 scale providing 50m ground resolution. This dataset has been specifically developed for the insurance of low-rise buildings. The GeoSure datasets have been developed to identify the potential hazard for low-rise buildings and those with shallow foundations of less than 2 m deep. The identification of ground instability and other geological 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, solicitors, loss adjusters, the insurance industry, architects and surveyors.

Tags: Geohazards, Insurance, NERC_DDC, Risk analysis, Risk management
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Strontium and osmium isotope, trace element, carbon, nitrogen data from the Early Cretaceous of the Araripe Basin, Brazil

Trace element and isotope data measured on 36 sediments that record the opening of the south Atlantic preserved onshore, Brazil. The samples come from two main pre-salt sections within the Araripe Basin close to Juazeiro do Norte, Ceará State: the Três Irmãos quarry which records a lacustrine succession and the younger Sobradinho River Section which is a sequence of organic-rich, ostracod-bearing mudstones. Additional gypsum and ostracod samples, procured from two quarries within the Araripe Basin, were analysed to provide data from the main salt-forming interval. The samples were collected during 2023 by a team from Bristol University (Ian Parkinson, Rachel Flecker), Sao Paolo State University (Rafaela Cardoso Dantas) and University of Utrecht (Dan Palcu). The samples were analysed at Bristol University 2023-24 as part of the PhD project of Rafaela Cardoso Dantas. The aim was to use the Sr isotope and Os isotope data to reconstruct the connectivity between the global ocean and opening South Atlantic. Trace element, carbon and nitrogen analysis were analysed to help reconstruct the environmental conditions in the basin.

Tags: Carbon, Cretaceous, NERC_DDC, Nitrogen, Osmium isotopes, Strontium isotopes, Trace elements
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Surface and Meteorological Data of Protodune Dynamics at Medano Creek, Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve, Colorado, USA in March and April 2023

This dataset includes raw point cloud data from repeat terrestrial laser scans (TLS) for measuring early-stage protodunes developing, migrating and eroding on a moist surface in the Medano Creek Area, Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve, Colorado, USA. As well as the TLS data, additional measurements include wind speed with a CSAT 3D sonic anemometer and sediment transport using a Sensit and Wenglor fork sensors.

Tags: Aeolian, Beaches, Lasers, Moisture, NERC_DDC, Saltation, Terrestrial science
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Surface and Meteorological Data of Ripples, Saltation and Protodune Dynamics at Medano Creek, Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve, Colorado, USA in March and April 2023

This dataset includes raw point cloud data from repeat terrestrial laser scans (TLS) for measuring ripple and saltation dynamics as well as early-stage protodunes migrating and eroding on a moist surface in the Medano Creek Area, Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve, Colorado, USA. As well as the TLS data, additional measurements include wind speed with a CSAT 3D sonic anemometer and sediment transport using a Sensit and Wenglor fork sensors.

Tags: Aeolian, Lasers, Moisture, NERC_DDC, Saltation, Terrestrial science
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Tropical Andean chironomid calibration dataset and Laguna Pindo fossil record (NERC studentship grant NE/J500288/1)

Chironomid calibration data set for tropical South America. Surface sediment samples from 59 Andean lakes across Bolivia (15 lakes), Peru (32 lakes), and Ecuador (12 lakes) over an altitudinal gradient from 150m above sea level to 4655m above sea level between 0-17 degrees South and 64-78 degrees West. Laguna Pindo is a small shallow lake on the Ecuadorian Andes (1 27.132 degrees South and 78 04.847 degrees West, 1248m above sea level). See published paper, Inferring late-Holocene climate in the Ecuadorian Andes using a chironomid-based temperature inference model by Frazer Matthews-Bird, Stephen J. Brooks, Philip B. Holden, Encarni Montoya, and William D. Gosling (2016), . Clim. Past, 12, 1263-1280, 2016. doi:10.5194/cp-12-1263-2016

Tags: NERC_DDC
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Hydromechanical and Biogeochemical Processes in Fractured Rock Masses in the Vicinity of a Geological Disposal Facility for Radioactive Waste (NERC grant NE/L000660/1)

Data for NERC grant NE/L000660/1. This is the data supporting Fig. 4 of the publication: Ebigbo, A., Lang, P. S., Paluszny, A., and Zimmerman, R. W. (2016). Inclusion-based effective medium models for the permeability of a 3D fractured rock mass. Transport In Porous Media, DOI: 10.1007/s11242-016-0685-z. It contains numerically computed permeabilities for various realisations of fracture networks. There are six different cases (as explained in the paper).

Tags: Models, NERC_DDC, Permeability
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
IODP Survey of the "Shackleton sites" on the Southwest Iberian Margin NERC grant NE/J00653X/1

Advances in our understanding of the Earth's climate system will rely on our ability to link high-resolution sedimentary archives from the oceans, ice-cores and terrestrial sequences, and to interpret these records in the context of novel Earth system modeling approaches. Few places exist in the world where sufficiently detailed and unambiguous marine-ice-terrestrial linkages are possible. One challenge for IODP, and the broader drilling community in general, is to identify and recover marine, ice and terrestrial sequences from appropriate locations and with adequate temporal resolution to study processes of the integrated climate system. One such region is the southwest Iberian Margin where it has been demonstrated that the surface oxygen isotopic record could be correlated precisely to temperature variations (i.e., d18O) in Greenland ice cores. By comparison, the benthic d18O signal in the same core resembled the temperature record from Antarctica. Moreover, the narrow continental shelf and proximity of the Tagus River results in the rapid delivery of terrestrial material to the deep-sea environment off Portugal, thereby providing a record of atmospheric changes and permitting correlation of marine and ice core records to European terrestrial sequences. This is the only place in the ocean where such marine-ice-terrestrial correlations have been demonstrated unambiguously. It is therefore highly desirable to extend the Iberian Margin record to encompass the full range of Plio-Pleistocene glacial-interglacial cycles by drilling with the JOIDES Resolution (JR). Towards this end, Proposal 771-Full was submitted to IODP by an international group of 16 proponents led by the UK. The proposal was well received and reviewed by the Science Steering and Evaluation Panel (SSEP), but the IODP Site Survey Panel (SSP) identified major inadequacies in the quality of the seismic data: "The panel raised several concerns on the suitability of the submitted data with regard to its appropriateness, both to image the target properly and with regard to the site location. The panel also discussed the need for 2 high-resolution lines and considered that places where Mass Transport Deposits (MTDs) or closely spaced faults were present deserved these 2 high-resolution lines." This proposal requests 25 days of ship time to collect the necessary seismic and sediment data needed to meet the SSP requirements and recommendations. Several "stand-alone" scientific objectives are also proposed related to the modern hydrography and sedimentary processes on the southwest Iberian Margin, and calibration of palaeoceanographic proxies used for reconstructing past changes in deep-water circulation. This value-added science will make effective use of ship time and contribute key information needed to interpret the downcore records to be obtained by IODP.

Tags: NERC_DDC
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Numerical calculations of compacting flow past spheres and circular cylinders (NERC grant NE/I023929/1)

This data contains the results of numerical simulations described in the following two papers: Alisic L., Rhebergen S., Rudge J.F., Katz R.F., Wells G.N. Torsion of a cylinder of partially molten rock with a spherical inclusion: theory and simulation (2016) Geochem. Geophys. Geosyst.16 doi:10.1002/2015GC006061 Alisic L., Rudge J.F., Katz R.F., Wells G.N., Rhebergen S. Compaction around a rigid, circular inclusion in partially molten rock (2014) J. Geophys. Res. Solid Earth 119:5903-5920 doi:10.1002/2013JB010906

Tags: Compaction, Magma, NERC_DDC, Rheology
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Matlab code and ASCII magnetic field variation data (NERC grant NE/J004693/1)

Data used to create the model outputs for NERC Grant NE/J004693/1, Geophysical Modelling of Geomagnetically Induced Currents in the UK. Data and code required to recreate results in the following papers: Beggan, C. (2015), Sensitivity of Geomagnetically Induced Currents to Varying Auroral Electrojet and Conductivity models, Earth Planets and Space, 67 (1), doi:10.1186/s40623-014-0168-9. http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/509877/ Beggan, C., Beamish, D., Kelly, G.S., Richards, A., and A. W. P. Thomson (2013), Prediction of Geomagnetically Induced Currents in the United Kingdom's National Grid, Space Weather, 11, doi: 10.1002/swe.20065. http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/502627/ Pulkkinen, A., Bernabeu, E., Eichner, J., Beggan C., and A. Thomson (2012), Generation of 100-year geomagnetically induced current scenarios, Space Weather, Vol. 10, No. 4, S04003, doi:10.1029/2011SW000750 Geological areas - United Kingdom, Ireland, North Sea

Tags: Conductivity, Electrical field, Geomagnetic fields, Geophysical models, Magnetic fields, NERC_DDC, Simulation
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) Civil Hydrography Programme 2022 Backscatter and Sampling Data: HI1715 Dogger Bank Easternmost Shoal South

Acoustic Backscatter mosaics, H575 seabed sample and Images. Collected as part of the Civil Hydrography Programme (CHP). Data and records verified by UK Hydrographic Office. Vessel - Noortruck - Kongsberg EM 2040.

Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Climate History Controls Future Landslide Hazard (NERC grant NE/J009067/1)

Supplementary material and link to published paper - Colluvium Supply in Humid Regions limits the Frequency of storm-triggered Landslides. DOI:10.1038/srep34438 Colluvium depth observations measured in the apexes of colluvial hollows in Macon County, North Carolina. Colluvium depths were measured using a soil tile probe (STD>0) and in pits excavated to bedrock (STD=0). Hollow axis gradient and hollow concavity were measured from a 6 m LiDAR derived DEM. Citation: PARKER, R. N., HALES, T. C., MUDD, S. M., GRIEVE, S. W. D. & CONSTANTINE, J. A. 2016. Colluvium supply in humid regions limits the frequency of storm-triggered landslides. Scientific Reports, 6, 34438.

Tags: Climatology, Colluvium, Landslides, NERC_DDC, Natural hazards, Soils
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
BGS INSPIRE Minerals (OGC WFS)

OGC Web Feature Service (WFS) to provide minerals information for download as part of the EURARE, Minerals4EU and follow-on (e.g. GeoERA, GSEU) projects, and incorporated into the EGDI portal. The service provides complex features conforming to an extended INSPIRE minerals data model. Minerals4EU data have namespace GB.BGS.M4EU and EURARE data have namespace GB.BGS.EURARE. Service is using the MIN4EU v2025.1.05 data model

Tags: Mineral occurrence, Minerals, NERC_DDC
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Lagerstatten fossil occurrence data for six Triassic marine communities following the Permian-Triassic mass extinction

Lagerstatten fossil occurrence data for six Triassic marine communities following the Permian-Triassic mass extinction. Also included are ecological trait data and feeding rules needed to parameterise food web model - PFIM (Paleo Food web Inference Model). See Dunhill et al. 2024, Nat Comms, https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-53000-2) for method info. The six Triassic marine communities are; Dienerian, Guiyang, South China Early Spathian, Paris, southeastern Idaho, USA Spathian, Chaohu, Anhui Province, South China Anisian, Luoping, Yunnan, China Ladinian, Xingyi, Guizhou, China Carnian, Guanling, China

Tags: NERC_DDC, Permian, Triassic
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)