Marine Aggregate Levy Sustainability Fund (MALSF) Geophysical and Multibeam Survey 2005/3_MEPF: MALSF Eastern English Channel Marine Habitat Map Study (27/May/2005 to 26/Jun/2005)

This Gardline marine geophysical survey took place during May/June 2005 in the Eastern English Channel aboard the MV Tridens. This survey was undertaken for the Eastern English Channel Marine Habitat Map study (EECMHM) as part of a series of four surveys. The EECMHM study was funded by the Marine Environment Protection Fund (MEPF) a marine component of the Aggregate Levy Sustainability Fund (MALSF). Sea floor data collected were high-resolution multibeam bathymetry, echosounder and side-scan sonar. Subsurface data were gathered using a Surface Tow Boomer. Most of the data were recorded digitally. Some paper records were also generated also. These data are archived with the MEDIN Data Archive Centres (DACs), including the BGS DAC for geology and geophysics and the UKHO DAC for bathymetry data. For further information on the surveys and general information on the EECMHM see the final report (James et al, 2007. Cefas Science Series Technical Report No. 139).

本Gardline海洋地球物理调查于2005年5月至6月间，在英吉利海峡东部海域的MV Tridens号船上实施。本次调查作为四项系列调查之一，服务于《英吉利海峡东部海洋生境地图》（Eastern English Channel Marine Habitat Map, EECMHM）研究项目。EECMHM研究由海洋环境保护基金（Marine Environment Protection Fund, MEPF）资助，该基金是集料税可持续基金（Aggregate Levy Sustainability Fund, MALSF）下设的海洋分支项目。本次采集的海底数据包含高分辨率多波束测深数据、回声测深数据与侧扫声呐数据；地下数据则通过水面拖曳式震源（Surface Tow Boomer）采集。多数数据以数字格式存储，同时还生成了部分纸质存档记录。上述数据已存档至海洋环境数据与信息网络（Marine Environmental Data and Information Network, MEDIN）数据存档中心（Data Archive Centres, DACs），其中包括负责地质与地球物理数据的英国地质调查局（British Geological Survey, BGS）DAC，以及负责测深数据的英国水文局（United Kingdom Hydrographic Office, UKHO）DAC。如需了解本次调查及EECMHM研究的更多详情，请参阅最终报告：James等人，2007年，《Cefas科学系列技术报告第139号》（Cefas Science Series Technical Report No. 139）。