AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
Geological field note localities database

A spatial database of over 30 000 point localities which have been noted on geological field slips and their associated field note record cards or notebooks during the course of survey activity. The data cover areas surveyed from the early 1980s onwards, and contain a reference to the field slip, the version number of the field slip, the number of the locality point and a spatial location. The index contains only the locations of locality points. The textual descriptions of field localities are held on hard-copy field note record cards, which are held within the National Geoscience Data Centre (NGDC) and are accessible on request to BGS Enquiries. A high-level index of available field note record cards in Scotland is available via the NGDC Deposited Data Search: https://webapps.bgs.ac.uk/services/ngdc/accessions/index.html?simpleText=field%20note%20card#. Data were entered into the database by BGS staff from 1997 onwards. For more information, refer to: Kilpatrick, K., 1999. Users' Guide: Data Entry and Editing for the BGS Field Notebook Database. British Geological Survey technical report WO/99/6R. Kilpatrick, K., 1999. Users' Guide: Data Retrieval for the BGS Field Notebook Database. British Geological Survey technical report WO/99/7R.

Tags: Field geology, Field maps, General geology, Geological surveys, History of geology, NERC_DDC, Rock samples, Stratigraphic section, Surveys
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Phylogenetic data matrices used to assess the differences between hard and soft morphological characters (NERC grant NE/I020253/2)

Phylogenetic data matrices used to assess the differences between hard and soft morphological characters For more details see: Fossilization causes organisms to appear erroneously primitive by distorting evolutionary trees Robert S. Sansom & Matthew A. Wills Scientific Reports 3, Article number: 2545 (2013) doi:10.1038/srep02545

Tags: Evolution, Fossils, NERC_DDC, Palaeontology
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Happs / Hall mining index to geological field notebooks

A detailed index into information relating to mining activity and hazards contained within select field notebooks held by the British Geological Survey (BGS). Two former National Coal Board (NCB) surveyors created the index in the 1970s by examining the historical archive of geological field notebooks held by BGS (at the time IGS; Institute of Geological Sciences) at their London and Leeds offices, and extracting detailed information relating to mining activity. The data cover England and Wales only, and notebooks deposited or produced after 1975 would not have been included in the index. Only notebooks containing information relating to mining activity (and associated hazards) are included in the index, so the data are mostly constrained to traditional coalfield areas, though all mining information included in the notebooks considered is included. Later data (after 1960) recorded on field record cards or directly onto field slips are not included. The indices are paper records, with one document per notebook. The documents are tables containing page numbers, an extract of detailed information from the notebook, and a reference to a geological map sheet, where applicable. The indices have been scanned and are held as multi-page TIF files. The spatial data (British National Grid 5 km or 10 km grid squares) and geologist name, notebook number and page number have been digitised and are held in the BGS corporate database system. This information can be used to identify the original notebook by reference to the BGS field notebook index. The index is an important dataset to be considered under the Mines (Precautions Against Inrushes) Regulations 1979 (PAIR).

Tags: Coal, Economic geology, Geohazards, Geological surveys, Mine planning, Mine surveying, Mineral industry, Mining, Mining history, Mining legislation, NERC_DDC, Stratigraphic section
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Major and trace elemental analysis of sulphide samples from the Beebe Vent Field (NERC grant NE/I012613/1)

Major and trace elemental analysis of sulphide samples from the Beebe Vent Field. Geographical area - Beebe Vent Field, Cayman Trough, 18°32.798N,81°43.092W

Tags: Major element analysis, NERC_DDC, Trace analysis
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Electron holograms (NERC grant NE/J020508/1)

3 datasets comprising of electron holograms acquired during in situ heating of a magnetite particle within a transmission electron microscope. Details of the experimental acquisition of the electron holograms can be found in the publications: Almeida, T. P., Muxworthy, A. R., Kovács, A., Williams, W., Brown, P. D., and Dunin-Borkowski, R. E. (2016) Direct visualization of the thermomagnetic behavior of pseudo-single-domain magnetite particles. Science Advances, 2(4), e1501801 & Almeida, T. P., Muxworthy, A. R., Kovács, A., Williams, W., Nagy, L., Ó Conbhuí, P., Frandsen, C., Supakulopas, R., Dunin-Borkowski, R. E. (2016): Direct observation of the thermal demagnetization of a vortex structure held by a non-ideal magnetite recorder. Geophysical Research Letters, 42, DOI: 10.1002/2016GL070074.

Tags: NERC_DDC
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
UK Gravel Barrier Project Rapid Evidence Assessment Result 2024

This dataset contains the baseline of evidence identified at the beginning of the UKGravelBarriers project. In this dataset, you will find four spreadsheets, which include peer-reviewed publications, PhD theses, grey literature and geospatial resources. This dataset is part of the UKGravelBarriers project, led by the British Geological Survey, which looks at how gravel barriers—those natural ridges of stones and pebbles along the coast—behave and change over time. These barriers are important because they help protect coastal communities from flooding and erosion, especially as climate change brings rising seas and stronger storms. The goal of this work was to give decision-makers clear, evidence-based information about how these gravel barriers might evolve in the future. To do this, the team carried out a Rapid Evidence Assessment (REA). Think of an REA as a fast but structured way to review lots of scientific studies and reports to find the most relevant facts. Each spreadsheet contains further information about how the different evidence relate to each one of the six research questions. RQ#1 How do decadal-scale morphodynamics of gravel barriers respond to changes in sea level, storminess and sediment supply, and influence coastal evolution? How will this impact the ecosystems they support? RQ#2 Under future climate change, will the coastal protection role of gravel barriers be compromised, potentially triggering management interventions? RQ#3 When and how does sediment transport on gravel barriers differ from more well studied sand cases? RQ#4 What is the internal structure and composition of gravel beaches and how do variations in composition influence beach morphology and dynamics? RQ#5 What is the role of hydraulic conductivity in influencing barrier behaviour? RQ#6 Can we quantify the critical interactions between gravel barriers and the back-barrier environment (marsh, lagoon, estuary), as well as the interplay between gravel barriers and coastal structures?

Tags: Climate change, Coastal management, Decision methods, Literature reviews, NERC_DDC, Reviews
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
BGS Publications Database

The BGS Publications Database contains metadata relating to documents created by the British Geological Survey (BGS). These documents include published works (commercially published, formally printed, listed for sale and available for general distribution to the public), as well as informally published technical reports and current report RR, OR, CR and IR series. The database contains documents which are released for general distribution, as well as confidential documents and documents which are available only to BGS staff. The database contains series of publications which have been used throughout the existence of the Geological Survey, including sheet memoirs, district memoirs, summaries of work and regional geological guides which date from the beginning of Geological Survey activity in the early 19th century to the present day. The database also contains RR (research), OR (open), CR (commissioned) and IR (internal) reports from the current BGS report series, as well as a large (over 25 000) number of technical reports created by various units within BGS from the 1940s through to the year 2000. Basic metadata about a publication are held, including its unique ID, reference number, year of publication, full title, author(s), series and publisher. Many publications are held in digital formats, either as scans of hard-copy documents or as born-digital files. Publications stored within the database are available to view, but are not available for download. Non-confidential technical reports are available to download in PDF format. The database can be browsed and reports accessed through the BGS Publications Viewer: https://webapps.bgs.ac.uk/data/publications/. The current series of open reports from BGS are available on the NERC Open Research Archive (NORA): https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/.

Tags: Geological surveys, History of geology, NERC_DDC, Reports, Science history, Surveying
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
2016, Summit Exploration & Production Ltd, 21/06b Avalon Appraisal Well Site Survey, Site Survey, DECC Reference Number GS_446

An oil and gas industry drilling hazard, semi-sub rig site survey acquired under licences P2006 and E447 between May and November 2016. The block numbers traversed were 21/6, 21/7, 21/2, 21/1.

Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Results of simulations of rotating Boussinesq convection in a planar geometry. (NERC grant NE/J007080/1)

Rotating Rayleigh-Benard convection. Table of the input and output parameters of the simulations. Snapshot of the temperature field, three components of the velocity and three components of the magnetic field in 3D. Data generated with a magnetohydrodynamical code of rotating Boussinesq convection in planar geometry (Cattaneo et al. 2003 ApJ 588 1183-1198). Data published in Guervilly, Hughes & Jones 2014 JFM 758 407-435 (DOI:10.1017/jfm.2014.542) and Guervilly, Hughes & Jones 2015 PRE 91 041001 (DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.91.041001)

Tags: NERC_DDC
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Geophysical quantification of seafloor greenhouse gas: the effect of gas bubble and hydrate morphology on sediment geophysical properties. (NERC grant NE/J022403/1)

The first dataset consists of the data to accompany the paper 'Modelling acoustic scattering, sound speed, and attenuation in gassy soft marine sediments' by A. Mantouka, H. Dogan, P.R. White and T.G. Leighton. This paper was published as J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 140, 274 (2016); http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/1.4954753. The second dataset consists of the data to accompany an as-yet unpublished study, which will be entitled 'Acoustic wave propagation in gassy porous marine sediments: the rheological and the elastic effects' by H. Dogan, P.R. White and T.G. Leighton.

Tags: Acoustics, NERC_DDC
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) Multibeam and Sampling Survey 2006/3_AFBI_MESH CO 24/06 : Northern Ireland to Scotland (13/Jun/2006 to 23/Jun/2006)

This marine multibeam and sampling survey took place in June 2006 in the area off Northen Ireland to Scoland on board the RV Corystes. The survey was carried out by the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) and was a contribution to the Mapping European Seabed Habitats (MESH) project (this MESH project was an EU INTERREG Project). The aim of the survey was 1) Conduct Multi-Beam Survey of N Channel Peaks; 2) Undertake Targeted Ground Truthing of; N Maidens Peak, Lacuna Bank, Shamrock Pinnacle and Stanton Banks. Sea floor bathymetry data were collected using a multibeam system. Seabed samples were collected using a Hammon Grab Sampler and seabed images were recorded using a Drop Video Camera. British Geological Survey (BGS) participated in the survey. The sample data are archived by BGS. For Multibeam data contact AFBI. Details of the survey are contained in the AFBI Report of Survey, available on BODC website https://www.bodc.ac.uk/resources/inventories/cruise_inventory/report/11588/.

Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Data Accompanying: Stream and Slope Weathering Effects on Organic-rich Mudstone Geochemistry and Implications for Hydrocarbon Source Rock Assessment: A Bowland Shale Case Study (NERC grant NE/L002493/1)

These data accompany a manuscript, titled: Stream and Slope Weathering Effects on Organic-rich Mudstone Geochemistry and Implications for Hydrocarbon Source Rock Assessment: A Bowland Shale Case Study All files with prefix 'Man_1' relate to this submission. The manuscript was submitted to the journal Chemical Geology in December 2016. Data include: 1) A range of photographs from the outcrop, drill cores, sub-samples, 'weathering grades' and thin section microphotographs from the Bowland Shale; 2) The results of mineralogical (whole rock powder x-ray diffraction; XRD) analyses for 18 subsamples; 3) The results of inorganic geochemical analyses (LECO elemental C and S, x-ray fluorescence major and trace elements) for 18 subsamples; 4) The results of organic geochemical analyses (Rock-Eval pyrolysis, d13Corg) for 20 subsamples; 5) RStudio scripts used to conduct statistical analyses (e.g., Principal Components Analysis) and generation of figures.

Tags: Geochemistry, NERC_DDC, Shale, Weathering
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) MCZ: Offshore Brighton: Multibeam, Benthic Sampling and Video survey OBRG_cend0812: Eastern Channel (06/06/2012 to 10/06/2012)

A seabed survey for the purpose of habitat identification and mapping at the Offshore Brighton recommended Marine Conservation Zone (rMCZ) site. Ground-truth sampling by grabs and underwater cameras (video & stills images). Multibeam bathymetry and backscatter collected opportunistically on transit between stations. Broadscale habitat (BSH) and habitat FOCI (Features of Conservation Interest) recorded at time of sampling and included in cruise/survey report. More in-depth interpretation to be made in a Post-Survey Site Report, following integrated assessment of acoustics and outputs from laboratory analysis of benthic samples. These data are archived with the Marine Environmental Data and Information Network (MEDIN) Data Archive Centres (DACs) including the British Geological Survey (BGS) DAC for geology and geophysics, The Archive for Marine Species and Habitats Data (DASSH) and the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO) bathymetry DAC. The full site data package including raw is also available on request from BGS.

Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Seismic waveform data from the UK National Seismometer Network

This is the raw data collected by the stations of the UK National Seismometer Network. Continuous data is stored as day long miniSEED files on the Edinburgh LINUX filesystem. Data is present for 170 past and present stations, with the oldest data dating from 2001 and new data being added in near real-time. This data is accessible via the BGS EIDA node (eida.bgs.ac.uk). The waveform files are accompanied by metadata that allows the raw data to be converted to useful units, as well as the location of the stations. All stations are indexed but not all are still active and will be flagged accordingly.

Tags: NERC_DDC, Seismic waves, Seismometers
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) MCZ: North West Jones Bank: Multibeam, Benthic Sampling and Video survey NWJB_6_2012: Western Channel & Celtic Sea (27/02/2012 to 31/03/2012)

Gardline Geosurvey Limited was contracted by Cefas to survey for the recommended Marine Conservation Zone (rMCZ), Lot 6, North West Jones Bank. Survey work was conducted in March 2012. The object was to identify any hazards or obstructions on the seabed to within International Hydrographic Organisation (IHO) Order 1 specification and to acquire both multi-beam echo sounder (MBES) bathymetric and backscatter data. Environmental sediment samples and camera data were acquired to provide ground truthing of the broadscale habitat features expected within the survey area and to investigate any potential features of conservation interest (FOCI) that may be present. The data acquisition programme for Lot 6 - South West Jones Bank was carried out on MV Tridens1, which sailed from and demobilised in Lowestoft upon completion of survey operations. In order to meet the objective of the survey 825 Line km of MBES data were acquired. Following processing of the data, infill lines were acquired as required to ensure that the IHO Order 1 requirements were met. It is the opinion of Gardline that the data fully cover the survey area to the IHO Order 1 standard in terms of both data accuracy and data density, both of which were confirmed during offshore data processing. There was some breakup of the backscatter data due to the marginal weather that the survey was conducted in at times, but it was agreed that the data were fit for purpose and met the requirements of CEFAS and so acquisition continued. These data are archived with the Marine Environmental Data and Information Network (MEDIN) Data Archive Centres (DACs) including the British Geological Survey (BGS) DAC for geology and geophysics, The Archive for Marine Species and Habitats Data (DASSH) and the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO) bathymetry DAC. The full site data package including raw is also available on request from BGS.

Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) MCZ: North West Jones Bank: Multibeam, Benthic Sampling and Video survey NWJB_CEND1012: Western Channel & Celtic Sea (11/07/2012 to 12/07/2012)

A seabed survey for the purpose of habitat identification and mapping at the North West of Jones Bank recommended Marine Conservation Zone (rMCZ) site, west of Cornwall, UK. A supplement to the main survey of the site conducted by Gardline in March 2012. The presnt survey, by cefas & the JNCC (July 2012) targeted some of the original ground-truth stations that had not previously been occupied and several additional stations. Ground-truth sampling by grabs and underwater cameras (video & stills images). Multibeam bathymetry and backscatter collected opportunistically on transit between stations. Broadscale habitat (BSH) and habitat FOCI (Features of Conservation Interest) recorded at time of sampling and included in cruise/survey report. More in-depth interpretation to be made in a Post-Survey Site Report, following integrated assessment of acoustics and outputs from laboratory analysis of benthic samples. These data are archived with the Marine Environmental Data and Information Network (MEDIN) Data Archive Centres (DACs) including the British Geological Survey (BGS) DAC for geology and geophysics, The Archive for Marine Species and Habitats Data (DASSH) and the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO) bathymetry DAC. The full site data package including raw is also available on request from BGS.

Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) MCZ: Fulmar: Multibeam, Benthic Sampling and Video survey flmr_cend0812: Northern North Sea (06/05/2012 to 10/05/2012)

Multibeam data acquired on transit between GT stations collecting bathymetry and backscatter to client specifications, WGS84 latitude and longitude co-ordinates collected by Differential Global Positioning System (D-GPS), depths corrected to Chart Datum (CD), crosslines run at 20 times spacing of main lines. Raw and processed data delivered to Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, UK (Cefas) complete with georeferenced mosaics and GeoTiffs images. Groundtruthing survey collecting Hamon grab samples (for infaunal analysis and PSA) and video and still image data. WGS84 latitude and longitude co-ordinates collected by Differential Global Positioning System (D-GPS), depths corrected to Chart Datum (CD). Raw and processed data delivered to Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, UK (Cefas). These data are archived with the Marine Environmental Data and Information Network (MEDIN) Data Archive Centres (DACs) including the British Geological Survey (BGS) DAC for geology and geophysics, The Archive for Marine Species and Habitats Data (DASSH) and the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO) bathymetry DAC. The full site data package including raw is also available on request from BGS.

Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) MCZ: Fulmar: Multibeam survey flmr_28_2012: Northern North Sea (21/03/2012 to 28/03/2012)

Full coverage multibeam survey collecting bathymetry and backscatter to client specifications, namely International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) Order 1a standard, WGS84 latitude and longitude co-ordinates collected by Differential Global Positioning System (D-GPS), depths corrected to Chart Datum (CD). Raw and processed data delivered to Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, UK (Cefas) complete with georeferenced mosaics and GeoTiffs images. These data are archived with the Marine Environmental Data and Information Network (MEDIN) Data Archive Centres (DACs) including the British Geological Survey (BGS) DAC for geology and geophysics, The Archive for Marine Species and Habitats Data (DASSH) and the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO) bathymetry DAC. The full site data package including raw is also available on request from BGS.

Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Hydrothermal systems, thermal boundary layers and detachment faults in slow-spread ocean crust (NERC grant NE/I015035/1)

Two published papers: Modelling the Lost City Hydrothermal Field: Influence of topography and Permeability structure. https://doi.org/10.1111/gfl.12151: and Rapid generation of reaction permeability in the roots of black smoker systems, Troodos ophiolite Cyprus. https://doi.org/10.1111/gfl.12117

Tags: Fluid flow, NERC_DDC, Oceanic crust, Oceanic ridges, Plate tectonics, Sea floor spreading
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) MCZ: Coquet to St Mary's: Benthic Sampling and Video survey CQSM_2ENC30714: Northern North Sea (02/07/2014 to 06/09/2014)

Drop Camera survey collecting video and still images of the seabed habitats within the Coquet to St Mary's rMCZ. Hamon Grab survey within the Coquet to St Mary's rMCZ. These data are archived with the Marine Environmental Data and Information Network (MEDIN) Data Archive Centres (DACs) including the British Geological Survey (BGS) DAC for geology and geophysics, The Archive for Marine Species and Habitats Data (DASSH) and the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO) bathymetry DAC. The full site data package including raw is also available on request from BGS.

Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Description of peatland sites included in the compilation of carbon accumulation rates (NERC grant NE/I012915/1)

Description of peatland sites included in the compilation of carbon accumulation rates, including resolution (high, low), interpolation (yes/no), contributor name, country, lon, lat, peatland type, dominant plant type, no. of dates used in the last millenium carbon accumulation rate calculation, and problems with the data. Peatland sites at northern hemisphere high and mid latitudes (260), tropical (30) and southern hemisphere high latitudes (7 sites).

Tags: NERC_DDC
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)