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QICS Paper: Rapid response of the active microbial community to CO2 exposure...
The response of the benthic microbial community to a controlled sub-seabed CO2 leak was assessed using quantitative PCR measurements of benthic bacterial, archaeal and... -
QICS Paper: Response of the ammonia oxidation activity of microorganisms in...
The impact of a sub-seabed CO2 leak from geological sequestration on the microbial process of ammonia oxidation was investigated in the field. Sediment samples were taken... -
QICS Paper: Numerical study of the fate of CO2 purposefully injected into...
To quantify the impact of leaked CO2 purposefully stored in subsea geological formations on the marine ecosystem, CO2 gas was injected into sandy sediments in a small bay in... -
QICS Paper: Mapping observations using AUV and numerical simulations of...
A controlled sub-seabed CO2 release experiment (QICS: quantifying and monitoring potential impacts of geological carbon storage) was conducted in Ardmucknish Bay, Scotland, in... -
QICS Paper: Detection and monitoring of leaked CO2 through sediment, water...
Carbon capture and storage in sub-seabed geological formations (sub-seabed CCS) is currently being studied as a realistic option to mitigate the accumulation of anthropogenic... -
QICS Paper: Detection of CO2 leakage from a simulated sub-seabed storage...
This work is focused on results from a recent controlled sub-seabed in situ carbon dioxide (CO2) release experiment carried out during May–October 2012 in Ardmucknish Bay on the... -
QICS Paper: Optical assessment of impact and recovery of sedimentary pH...
Available methods for measuring the impact of ocean acidification (OA) and leakage from carbon capture and storage (CCS) on marine sedimentary pH profiles are unsuitable for... -
QICS Paper: Phosphorus behavior in sediments during a sub-seabed CO2...
The CO2 controlled release experiment “Quantifying and Monitoring Potential Ecosystem Impacts of Geological Carbon Storage” (QICS) assessed the impacts of potential CO2 leakage... -
2015, Tullow Oil Ltd, Horne and Wren Geophysical Survey, Site Survey, DECC...
An oil and gas industry site survey to establish the geophysical and environmental characteristics, as well as safety risks, prior to decommissioning operations at the 53/3c 9A... -
2014, Nexen Petroleum UK Ltd, Manhattan Extension, Site Survey, DECC...
An oil and gas industry semi-sub rig, debris clearance, environmental site survey acquired in October 2014. The block numbers traversed were 15/22, 15/23. -
Major, trace element and Pb isotope data of basalts from the flanks of the...
Major, trace element and Pb isotope data are reported here for basalts recovered by drilling at the flanks of the Reykjanes Ridge, south of Iceland, during IODP Expedition 395C... -
BGS 1:63 360 Old Series One-inch geological maps
These maps are based on the Ordnance Survey 'Old Series' One-Inch maps of England and Wales. They were the first 1:63 360 geological map series produced by the Geological Survey... -
BGS 1:253 440 Quarter-inch series geological maps
These maps are based on the Ordnance Survey quarter-inch to the mile series of maps, for England / Wales and Scotland. Most maps in this series show solid geology only, but... -
BGS 1:250 000 Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) Series geological maps of...
The UTM series of maps are based on 1:250 000 base maps published by the Ordnance Survey. Mapping is divided into squares which cover 1 degree by 1 degree of latitude /... -
Airborne geophysical data from HiRES1 project
The HiRES-1 project acquired airborne geophysical data during 1998. Coverage included the Central Midlands of England and into the associated Welsh Borderland. Survey flying for... -
QICS Paper: Impact and recovery of pH in marine sediments subject to a...
A possible effect of a carbon dioxide leak from an industrial sub-sea floor storage facility, utilised for Carbon Capture and Storage, is that escaping carbon dioxide gas will... -
QICS paper: Effect of a controlled sub-seabed release of CO2 on...
Carbon capture and storage is a mitigation strategy that can be used to aid the reduction of anthropogenic CO2 emissions. This process aims to capture CO2 from large point-... -
QICS Paper: Passive acoustic quantification of gas fluxes during controlled...
The detection and quantification of an underwater gas release are becoming increasingly important for oceanographic and industrial applications. Whilst the detection of each... -
QICS Paper: Dynamics of rising CO2 bubble plumes in the QICS field...
An oceanic two-phase plume model is developed to include bubble size distribution and bubble interactions, applied to the prediction of CO2 bubble plume and CO2 solution... -
QICS Paper: Dynamics of rising CO2 bubble plumes in the QICS field...
The dynamic characteristics of CO2 bubbles in Scottish seawater are investigated through observational data obtained from the QICS project. Images of the leaked CO2 bubble plume...