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Dataset

 

Geophysical data from RRS James Cook cruise JC251, Goban spur, northeast Atlantic Ocean, August - September 2023

Latest Data Update: 2026-10-20
Status: Completed
Online Status: ONLINE
Publication State: Citable
Publication Date: 2026-10-20
DOI Publication Date: 2026-10-20
Download Stats: last 12 months
Dataset Size: 5.29K Files | 253GB

Abstract

This dataset consists of wide-angle seismic, electric field and magnetometer time series data recorded using 14 Ocean-Bottom Instruments (OBIC UK), along a carefully chosen ~200 km line at the magma-poor Goban Spur rifted margin in the north-east Atlantic Ocean, southwest of UK, in 2023. The data were acquired during RRS James Cook cruise JC251. The 14 OBIC instruments were equipped with 3-component geophones and 2-component horizontal electrode dipoles with 12 m antennas, and 10 of them had additional 3-component fluxgate magnetometers. All measurements were recorded at 250 Hz sampling rate. Alongside the OBIC dataset, the Deep-towed Active Source Instrument (DASI) waveforms, altimeter and conductivity-temperature-depth (CTD) measurements are also included. A detailed description of the acquisition and instruments can be found in the cruise report at: http://www.bodc.ac.uk/resources/inventories/cruise_inventory/report/18305/. The aim was to quantify the evolution of serpentinisation and magmatism at a magma-poor rifted margin as seafloor spreading is initiated, including whether serpentinisation of exhumed mantle is focused in discrete fault zones, and whether magmatism increases abruptly or gradually. These data were acquired by scientists from the National Oceanography Centre Southampton, Scripps Institute of Oceanography (SIO), and University of Southampton as part of the NSFGEO-NERC funded project 'Quantifying evolution of magmatism and serpentinisation during the onset of seafloor spreading' (Grant ref: NE/T007419/1). The collinear 34 SIO Mk III OBEM seafloor magnetotelluric/electromagnetic sensor data can be obtained from http://www.marine-geo.org/tools/files/32309#datasets.

Citable as:  Bayrakci, G.; Constable, S.C.; Minshull, T.A.; Dhiman, A. (2026): Geophysical data from RRS James Cook cruise JC251, Goban spur, northeast Atlantic Ocean, August - September 2023. NERC EDS British Oceanographic Data Centre NOC, 20 October 2026. doi:10.5285/5dca4417-5e17-0947-e063-7086abc005f5. https://dx.doi.org/10.5285/5dca4417-5e17-0947-e063-7086abc005f5

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Keywords: Not defined

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Public data: access to these data is available to both registered and non-registered users.
Use of these data is covered by the following licence(s):
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
When using these data you must cite them correctly using the citation given on the CEDA Data Catalogue record.
Data lineage:

The data are archived on the British Oceanographic Data Centre (BODC)'s space at the Centre for Environmental Data Analysis (CEDA) and assigned a DOI. No quality control procedures were applied by BODC.

Data Quality:
The data are provided as-is with no quality control undertaken by the British Oceanographic Data Centre (BODC). The data suppliers have not indicated if any quality control has been undertaken on these data.
File Format:
csv, xlsx, segy, mseed

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Process overview

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  • long_name: x_component_of_geophone
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  • long_name: y_component_of_EM
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  • var_id: ch01
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  • var_id: ch01
  • long_name: y_component_of_geophone
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  • var_id: ch06
  • long_name: z_component_of_EM
  • units: counts
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Co-ordinate Variables

Coverage
Temporal Range
Start time:
2023-08-31T00:00:00
End time:
2023-09-15T23:59:59
Geographic Extent

 
49.3270°
 
-15.4116°
 
-13.3289°
 
48.3418°