BGS News Summary March 2010

Research News and Awards

Journal of Maps review of 'A new edition of the bedrock geology map of the United Kin ...

5th version of the classic 1:625 000 bedrock maps of the UK north and south as reviewed in the Journal of Maps 2009.
' A vi ...
»» more »» 02-03-2010

Release of the Digital Map of Great Britain at the 1:625,000 scale (DiGMapGB-625)

As part of the BGS and NERC knowledge exchange strategy, the BGS has made its <a href= "/products/digitalmaps/data_625k.ht ...
»» more »» 01-03-2010

The science behind Falklands oil exploration

There has been a lot of recent interest in the oil exploration taking place around the Falkland Islands. Here, Dr Phil Richards, B ...
»» more »» 24-02-2010

Earth Sciences in the 21st century: A forward look

The Geological Society, London and the British Geological Survey are to co-ordinate a forward look or horizon scanning exercise to ...
»» more »» 18-02-2010

Recent publications

Lithological mapping of the Troodos ophiolite, Cyprus, using airborne LiDAR topograph ...

Grebby, S.; Cunningham, D.; Naden, Jon; Tansey, K.. 2010 Lithological mapping of the Troodos ophiolite, Cyprus, using airborne L ...
»» more »» 05-03-2010

A new high precision, U-Pb date from the oldest known rocks in southern Britain

Schofield, D.I.; Millar, I.L.; Wilby, P.R.; Evans, J.A.. 2010 A new high precision, U-Pb date from the oldest known rocks in sou ...
»» more »» 04-03-2010

Lacustrine evidence of early-Holocene environmental change in Northern Iceland: a mul ...

Langdon, P.G.; Leng, M.J.; Holmes, N.; Caseldine, C.J.. 2010 Lacustrine evidence of early-Holocene environmental change in North ...
»» more »» 03-03-2010

A combined oxygen and silicon diatom isotope record of Late Quaternary change in Lake ...

Swann, George E.A.; Leng, Melanie J.; Juschus, Olaf; Melles, Martin; Brigham-Grette, Julie; Sloane, Hilary J.. 2010 A combined o ...
»» more »» 03-03-2010

London Earth : details of field campaigns across the Greater London area, 2005 to 200 ...

Knights, K.V.; Scheib, A.J.. 2010 London Earth : details of field campaigns across the Greater London area, 2005 to 2009. Nottin ...
»» more »» 03-03-2010

Quantitative analysis of time-lapse seismic monitoring at the Sleipner CO2 storage op ...

Chadwick, Andy; Clochard, Vincent; Delepine, Nicolas; Labat, Karine; Sturton, Susan; Buddensiek, Maike L.; Dillen, Menno; Nickel ...
»» more »» 03-03-2010

Virtual seismometers in the subsurface of the Earth from seismic interferometry

Curtis, A.; Nicolson, H.; Halliday, D.; Trampert, J.; Baptie, Brian. 2009 Virtual seismometers in the subsurface of the Earth fr ...
»» more »» 26-02-2010

Groundwater Drought in the UK

Marsh, Terry; Lewis, Melinda. 2009 Groundwater Drought in the UK. Groundwater Forum.
»» more »» 22-02-2010

Sand and gravel deposit evaluation using electrical resistivity tomography [extended ...

Chambers, J.E.; Wilkinson, P.B.; Weller, A.L.; Kuras, O.; Meldrum, P.I.; Ogilvy, R.D.; Aumonier, J.; Penn, S.; Wardrop, D.R.; Ba ...
»» more »» 17-02-2010

4D geoelectrical monitoring of natural attenuation processes at a contaminated former ...

Wilkinson, P.B.; Meldrum, P.I.; Kuras, O.; Chambers, J.E.; Holyoake, S.J.; Ogilvy, R.D.. 2009 4D geoelectrical monitoring of nat ...
»» more »» 17-02-2010


What's new on the website

Chile Earthquake | Magnitude 8.8 | 27 Feb 2010

The magnitude 8.8 earthquake that struck Chile on 27 February was more than 500 times bigger than the devastating magnitude 7.0 ea ...
»» more »» 02-03-2010

Geological mapping in the United Arab Emirates

BGS is currently working on a major international project for the United Arab Emirates Government, creating high quality geologica ...
»» more »» 26-02-2010

The science behind Falklands oil exploration

There has been a lot of recent interest in the oil exploration taking place around the Falkland Islands. Here, Dr Phil Richards, B ...
»» more »» 26-02-2010

OpenGeoscience - Free data!

A free service where you can view maps, download photographs and other information.
...
»» more »» 26-02-2010

Journal of Maps review of 'A new edition of the bedrock geology map of the UK' 5th version of the classic 1:625 000 bedrock maps of the UK north and south as reviewed in the Journal of Maps 2009.
' A vi ... ...
Chile Earthquake | Magnitude 8.8 | 27 Feb 2010 The magnitude 8.8 earthquake that struck Chile on 27 February was more than 500 times bigger than the devastating magnitude 7.0 ea ... ... Rockwatch - fossil fun for all the family By popular demand, Rockwatch, the national club for young geologists, is back at BGS Keyworth near Nottingham. This free event, packed with hands-on activities, will run from 10am to 4pm on Saturday 20 March 2010... Seismic interpretation of the Chile earthquake Scientists at the British Geological Survey (BGS) were alerted by their automatic earthquake location software 11 minutes after th ... ...
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BGS Events diary

Rockwatch - fossil fun for all the family

By popular demand, Rockwatch, the national club for young geologists, is back at BGS Keyworth near Nottingham. This free event, packed with hands-on activities, will run from 10am to 4pm on Saturday 20 March 2010. ...
»» more »» 20-03-2010

BGS at IMA conference 29 March - 1 April 2010

Sixth IMA Conference on modelling permeable rocks with a special focus on C02 storage. BGS geologist Mike Brown will lead a half- ...
»» more »» 29-03-2010

Climate Change: Impacts and Opportunities | Conference 16-17 June 2010

Adapting to climate change will go beyond knowing what the future temperature might be or how much more (or less) rainfall we migh ...
»» more »» 16-06-2010

GeoSciEdVI conference 30 August

6th Quadrennial Conference of the International Geoscience Educators Organisation (IGEO) <
>Johannesburg, South Africa & ...
»» more »» 30-08-2010


BGS News Releases

Seismic interpretation of the Chile earthquake

Scientists at the British Geological Survey (BGS) were alerted by their automatic earthquake location software 11 minutes after th ...
»» more »» 27-02-2010

BGS Seismic Alert : OFFSHORE MAULE, CHILE 27 February 2010 06:34:14 UTC 8.8ML

Depth 35km; Lat/Long ,;
»» more »» 26-02-2010

BGS Seismic Alert : 27 February 2010 06:34:14 UTC 0.0ML

Depth 0km; Lat/Long 35.846,72.719;
»» more »» 26-02-2010

The search is on to find the oldest mine map in the UK

As part of ongoing work to create a national Mining Plans Portal, the British Geological Survey (BGS) poses the question: do you h ...
»» more »» 23-02-2010

British Geologists on Great Barrier Reef Expedition

British Geological Survey staff set sail on the Great Barrier Reef Environmental Changes Expedition (GBREC). As part of this inter ...
»» more »» 12-02-2010

Free mineral exploration information from MineralsUK.com

The British Geological Survey (BGS) is making its mineral exploration archive available to download for free from MineralsUK.com. ...
»» more »» 08-02-2010

BGS in the media

Temblor Tilts Earth by Inches

The earthquake that struck Chile was so powerful it shifted the planet's axis enough to make it spin slightly faster, meaning our ...
»» more »» 03-03-2010

Chile earthquake may have shortened length of Earth's days

The powerful 8.8 magnitude earthquake that struck Chile, killing more than 700 people and triggering a tsunami alert, may also hav ...
»» more »» 02-03-2010

Chile earthquake: Shock effect on Earth's axis

The earthquake that struck Chile on Saturday may have shifted the Earth's axis and created shorter...
»» more »» 02-03-2010

Why tsunamis were smaller than expected

It is fortunate that one of the biggest earthquakes in recent history has generated only relatively small tsunamis that crossed th ...
»» more »» 01-03-2010

Chile earthquake: drills and building regulations helped keep casualties relatively l ...

From an early age, Chileans learn to deal with the risks of...
»» more »» 28-02-2010

Brian Baptie: This was 500 times more powerful than Haiti tremor

The magnitude 8.8 earthquake that struck Chile was more than 500 times bigger than the devastating magnitude 7 earthquake that hit ...
»» more »» 28-02-2010

Fifth-biggest quake in memory

THE earthquake that rocked Chile yesterday was generated by a titanic underground clash between two of the worlds most active tec ...
»» more »» 27-02-2010

Chile earthquake: Hawaii braced for tsunami

Hawaii is braced for a tsunami which has raced across the Pacific after it was triggered by an earthquake that killed at least 147 ...
»» more »» 27-02-2010

Deadly earthquake hits central Chile

President declares 'state of catastrophe' as quake of magnitude 8.8 rocks capital and triggers...
»» more »» 27-02-2010

Chile earthquake: tsunami warnings trigger evacuations across Pacific

The devastating earthquake in Chile has triggered a tsunami which is radiating across the Pacific and has already caused serious d ...
»» more »» 27-02-2010

Chile well prepared for quakes

Science correspondent, BBC News It is not possible to predict the time and magnitude of an earthquake, but certain places on the ...
»» more »» 27-02-2010

Chile earthquake: Easter Island evacuation as tsunami brings disaster to Pacific isla ...

A devastating earthquake in Chile has triggered a tsunami which is radiating across the Pacific and has already caused serious dam ...
»» more »» 27-02-2010