BGS News Summary January 2011

Research News and Awards

BGS release new versions of 1:50 000 and 1:10 000 datasets

<strong>BGS release new versions of their existing portfolio of 1: 50 000 and 1:10 000 datasets</strong>
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»» more »» 14-01-2011

Relocating UKCS cores from Gilmerton (Edinburgh) to the NGDC Store at Keyworth

<strong>Scheduling of cores and samples currently being used for academic research</strong>
The transfer of UKC ...
»» more »» 06-01-2011

David Ovadia awarded MBE for services to science

MBE New Year Honours for David Ovadia, Director of International, for services to science. David said I am delighted - it is an h ...
»» more »» 31-12-2010

Recent publications

Mapping for Water Supply and Sanitation (WSS) in Ethiopia

MacDonald, Alan; O Dochartaigh, Brighid; Welle, Kathi. 2009 Mapping for Water Supply and Sanitation (WSS) in Ethiopia. British G ...
»» more »» 08-02-2011

Humans as major geological and geomorphological agents in the Anthropocene: the signi ...

Price, Simon J.; Ford, Jonathan R.; Cooper, Anthony H.; Neal, Catherine. 2011 Humans as major geological and geomorphological ag ...
»» more »» 04-02-2011

Chemical signatures of the Anthropocene in the Clyde Estuary, UK: sediment hosted Pb, ...

Vane, C.H.; Chenery, S.R.; Harrison, I.; Kim, A.W.; Moss-Hayes, V.; Jones, D.G.. 2011 Chemical signatures of the Anthropocene in ...
»» more »» 03-02-2011

Landscape-scale controls on the spatial distribution of caesium 137: a study based on ...

Rawlins, B.G.; Scheib, C.; Beamish, D.; Webster, R.; Tyler, A.N.; Young, M.E.. 2011 Landscape-scale controls on the spatial dist ...
»» more »» 03-02-2011

Cambrian successions of the Meguma Terrane, Nova Scotia, and Harlech Dome, North Wale ...

Waldron, John W.F.; Schofield, David I.; White, Chris E.; Barr, Sandra M.. 2011 Cambrian successions of the Meguma Terrane, Nova ...
»» more »» 26-01-2011

Contribution of crustal anatexis to the tectonic evolution of Indian crust beneath so ...

King, Jess; Harris, Nigel; Argles, Tom; Parrish, Randall; Zhang, Hongfei. 2011 Contribution of crustal anatexis to the tectonic ...
»» more »» 25-01-2011

Biogeochemical processes controlling oxygen and carbon isotopes of diatom silica in L ...

Hernandez, Armand; Bao, Roberto; Giralt, Santiago; Barker, Phillip A.; Leng, Melanie J.; Sloane, Hilary J.; Saez, Alberto. 2011 ...
»» more »» 24-01-2011

Post-collisional pan-African magmatism : Madagascar and beyond

Goodenough, Kathryn; Thomas, Robert; De Waele, Bert; Key, Roger; Jacobs, Joachim. 2011 Post-collisional pan-African magmatism : ...
»» more »» 24-01-2011

Cretaceous & Cenozoic volcanism in North Madagascar : a tale of two plumes?

Goodenough, Kathryn; Tucker, Robert; Conrad, Jamie; Thomas, Robert; Millar, Ian. 2011 Cretaceous & Cenozoic volcanism in Nor ...
»» more »» 24-01-2011

Timing of regional deformation and development of the Moine Thrust Zone in the Scotti ...

Goodenough, K.M.; Millar, I.; Strachan, R.A.; Krabbendam, M.; Evans, J.A.. 2011 Timing of regional deformation and development o ...
»» more »» 24-01-2011


What's new on the website

Groundwater flooding

Periods of abnormally high rainfall can result in groundwater flooding of basements and the emergence of groundwater at the gro ...
»» more »» 19-01-2011

ALERT-ME | Remote Monitoring of Embankments

Automated time lapse electrical resistivity tomography for monitoring embankments (ALERT-ME) is a two-year project undertaken by ...
»» more »» 19-01-2011

Shale Gas | A new energy source for Britain?

Demand for gas in the UK is steadily increasing, North Sea gas reserves are declining and the UK has become a net importer of ga ...
»» more »» 19-01-2011

BGS release new versions of 1:50 000 and 1:10 000 datasets <strong>BGS release new versions of their existing portfolio of 1: 50 000 and 1:10 000 datasets</strong>
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Groundwater flooding Periods of abnormally high rainfall can result in groundwater flooding of basements and the emergence of groundwater at the gro ... ... 2011 Geological Society of America (GSA) Annual Meeting | 9-12 Oct Archean to Anthropocene - the past is the key to the future Minneapolis Convention Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota USA
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Tungsten - A hard metal to replace A new guide to tungsten has been published by the British Geological Survey (BGS) on its www.MineralsUK.com website. Tungsten is h ... ...
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BGS Events diary

Meet the Buyer | Carbon Capture and Storage meeting | 22 February @ BGS Keyworth

UK industry is ready to build industrial-scale CCS plants immediately.
By 2050 there will be a global market for CCS wort ...
»» more »» 22-02-2011

Coal & climate change | Seminar Series | The University of Nottingham

Prof Mike Stephenson, Head of Energy (BGS) will give a lecture on <em>Coal & climate change</em> at the Universit ...
»» more »» 23-02-2011

Earth Science Fair at the Natural History Museum | 01 March 2011

The Natural History Museum is running a free Earth Science Fair at the Natural History Museum for KS3-5 students, on 1 March. Muse ...
»» more »» 01-03-2011

Fossil and Rock Roadshow | 14-15 March | National Science & Engineering Week

BGS Fossil and Rock Roadshow at the KE7 Innovation Centre, Melton Mowbray.
More details to follow.

»» more »» 14-03-2011


BGS News Releases

Tungsten - A hard metal to replace

A new guide to tungsten has been published by the British Geological Survey (BGS) on its www.MineralsUK.com website. Tungsten is h ...
»» more »» 04-02-2011

Magnitude 3.5ML earthquake, Glenuig, Highlands of Scotland 23 January 2011 6:02 UTC

BGS have received several reports from Skye, Mull, Inverness and Oban of a felt event this morning at around 06:00 UTC. One report ...
»» more »» 23-01-2011

BGS Seismic Alert : Ripon North Yorkshire 03 January 2011 21:03 UTC 3.6ML

Depth 6km; Lat/Long 54.167 North,1.655 West;
»» more »» 02-01-2011

BGS Seismic Alert : Coniston, Cumbria 21 December 2010 22:59 UTC 3.5ML

Depth 14km; Lat/Long 54.39 North,3.095 West; did you feel this earthquake?
»» more »» 21-12-2010

BGS in the media

Underwater Ridges Impact Ocean's Flow of Warm Water

New discoveries on how underwater ridges impact the ocean's circulation system will help improve climate projections.
»» more »» 08-02-2011

PANalytical acquires XRF laboratories from British Geological Survey

(Nanowerk News) Leading analytical X-ray company PANalytical (Almelo, the Netherlands) has acquired the XRF laboratories from the ...
»» more »» 07-02-2011

Underwater Ridges Impact Ocean's Flow of Warm Water; Findings to Improve Climate Mode ...

? New discoveries on how underwater ridges impact the ocean's circulation system will help improve climate projections. An underw ...
»» more »» 03-02-2011

Kiss goodbye to Cancun CO2 goals, says IEA chief economist

It is virtually impossible for the world to keep CO2 emissions within the safe limits agreed by world governments just weeks a ...
»» more »» 24-01-2011

Quake wake-up call for north west Scotland

Residents in Inverness, Skye and Oban have reported early morning tremors after an earthquake struck north western
»» more »» 24-01-2011

Earthquake hits west of Scotland

The British Geological Survey (BGS) said the 3.5-magnitude quake struck in Glenuig, 25 miles (40km) west of Fort William in the Hi ...
»» more »» 23-01-2011

New versions of BGS 1:50, 000 & 1:10,000 datasets

The British Geological Survey has release new versions of its existing portfolio of 1:50,000 and 1:10,000 datas
»» more »» 15-01-2011

Help scientists probe Yorkshire quake by telling them if the earth moved for you

SCIENTISTS investigating an earthquake want anyone who experienced it to get in touch w
»» more »» 05-01-2011

Earthquake hits northern England near Leeds

A small earthquake has hit northern England, scientists have confirmed.
»» more »» 04-01-2011

Earthquake hits North Yorkshire

Tremor's epicentre was in the Yorkshire Dales near Ripon but damage unlikely
»» more »» 03-01-2011

'Earthquake' in northern England

Scientists are investigating reports of a small earthquake in northern England.
»» more »» 03-01-2011

Quake hits the North

An earthquake of local magnitude 3.6 has hit Cumbria, North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire acording to the British Geological Survey ...
»» more »» 03-01-2011