British Geological Survey (BGS) Sampling Survey 1975/1: Submersible trials

This sampling survey has been carried out by Institute of Geological Sciences now British Geological Survey (BGS) for BGS, the survey took place in April 1975 around the west coast of Scotland and Irish Sea areas on board the Royal Research Ship RRS Challenger. The purpose was to carry out IGS submersible consub trials sampling rock outcrops identified by geophysical surveys. Sea-bed samples were collected using shipek grab. These data are archived by BGS. No BGS survey report currently available, IGS 1975 annual report contains summary.本次采样调查由原地质科学研究所（现英国地质调查局，British Geological Survey，简称BGS）受BGS委托开展。本次调查于1975年4月实施，作业范围覆盖苏格兰西海岸及爱尔兰海海域，搭载平台为皇家研究船“挑战者号”（Royal Research Ship RRS Challenger）。此次调查的核心目标是开展IGS（原地质科学研究所）潜水器配套采样试验，对经地球物理勘探识别的岩石露头进行采样。调查过程中采用Shipek采泥器（Shipek grab）采集海底样品。该数据集由BGS归档留存。目前暂无BGS官方调查报告，相关内容摘要可查阅IGS 1975年度报告。