British Geological Survey (BGS) Sampling Survey 1972/10: The Wash (20/Mar/1972 to 20/Jul/1972)

This marine sampling survey undertaken by Institute of Geological Sciences (BGS) took place March to July 1972 in The Wash on board the fishing vessel Aurora. These data are archived by BGS. Seabed samples and cores were collected using a shipek grab, gravity corer and vibrocorer (1.6m barrel), 235 stations were occupied, a further 230 stations were sampled by landing parties on drying banks, a further 297 stations were accessed by SRN-5 hovercraft. Samples assigned to this survey were also collected from the MV Whitethorn in December 1971 and December 1972. Technical details of the survey are contained in BGS Internal Report WB/ MG/72/ 45 and WB/MG/74/030. The Wash survey interpretation and maps contained in IGS report 78/18.

此次海洋采样调查由地质科学研究所（BGS）实施，时间跨度为1972年3月至7月，在The Wash地区，于渔船Aurora号上完成。相关数据已被BGS存档。通过船载抓斗、重力岩芯钻和振动岩芯钻（1.6米桶身）收集了海底样本和岩芯，共计235个站位被占据，另外230个站位由登陆队在地面上进行采样，再另外297个站位则通过SRN-5气垫船进行访问。本调查所分配的样本亦于1971年12月和1972年12月从MV Whitethorn号船上采集。调查的技术细节收录在BGS内部报告WB/MG/72/45和WB/MG/74/030中。The Wash调查的解读和地图则包含在IGS报告78/18中。