QICS Data: 2D Seismic Reflection Data for CO2 Release in Ardmucknish Bay (2012-2014)

Ardmucknish Bay, Oban, Scotland, is the location for this 2D high-resolution seismic reflection data collected to monitor a controlled sub-seabed CO2 release experiment. The dataset includes surveys from pre-release, syn-release, and post-release stages in 2012 and 2014, aiming to understand gas migration and changes in sediment acoustic properties. It was collected by the National Oceanography Centre Southampton and the British Geological Survey under the NERC-funded QICS program.

Use Cases

• Modeling the spatial and temporal evolution of free gas anomalies based on multi-temporal seismic surveys.
• Investigating the impact of CO2 on sediment acoustic properties like reflectivity and attenuation.
• Benchmarking seismic monitoring methods for geological carbon storage based on controlled release data.

Strengths

• Data covers multiple temporal stages: pre-release, syn-release, and post-release surveys.
• Includes a presentation summarizing main results and a map showing spatial extent.
• Associated with a peer-reviewed publication (Cevatoglu et al., 2015) providing analysis context.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and file size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data is specific to a single controlled experiment site, limiting generalizability.

Provenance

Source

British Geological Survey (BGS) and National Oceanography Centre Southampton (NOCS).

Collection Method

Collected via 2D seismic reflection surveys.

Time Range

2012-2014 (specifically May-June 2012 and April 2014).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-09 08:25:44.831868; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Ardmucknish Bay, Oban, Scotland.