The BIRPS Atlas presents the 100 deep seismic reflection profiles collected around the British Isles by the BIRPS Group (BIRPS - British Institutions Reflection Profiling Syndicate) at desk-top scale.
The BIRPS Atlas presents together for the first time the deep seismic reflection data collected around the British Isles by the BIRPS Group (BIRPS--British Institutions Reflection Profiling Syndicate). The boxed set of 100 seismic profiles provides a detailed image of the deep structure of the continental shelf of northwest Europe, crossing all of the major geological features off the shores of the British Isles. The BIRPS data provide some of the clearest seismic images of the deep continental crust and mantle available worldwide. Each profile is separately displayed at a scale of 1:200 000, so that the majority are a handy letter size that allows easy interpretation and comparison of seismic data at the desk-top. The accompanying text is bound in a 128-page book that provides a summary of the data acquisition and processing parameters, a brief guide to interpretation of seismic data and concisely describes the major features revealed by the seismic profiles. References to key publications are provided for further reading.
