Scientific Diving Data from a 2012 Sub-Seabed CO2 Release Experiment

A 2012 world-first experiment involved an artificial carbon dioxide release from below the seabed to study potential leaks from marine carbon storage sites. The dataset documents the extensive scientific diving program used for equipment deployment, biological sample retrieval, and in-situ gas volume measurement, as detailed in a 2014 AAUS symposium publication.

Use Cases

• Analyze diving logs for equipment deployment and redeployment patterns at the specific release site.
• Correlate in-situ measurements of escaping gas volumes with retrieved biological and sediment samples.
• Use diving observation, photography, and videography records to assess physical interactions and environmental impacts.
• Map the experimental site selection process and pre-experiment seabed conditions documented by divers.

Strengths

• Documents a world-first experiment on sub-seabed CO2 release conducted in 2012.
• Data originates from a multi-partner, multi-discipline research program managed by the British Geological Survey.
• Methodology is peer-reviewed and published in the American Academy of Underwater Sciences 2014 symposium proceedings.

Limitations

• Primary data format is a PDF publication, limiting direct machine-readability and structured analysis.
• Sample data and specific column definitions are unavailable, requiring manual extraction from the document.
• The dataset's scope is confined to a single experimental site and time period.

Provenance

Source

British Geological Survey (BGS)

Collection Method

Scientific diving for equipment deployment, sample retrieval, in-situ measurement, observation, photography, and videography.

Time Range

2012 experiment, published in 2014.

Freshness

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Geography

Sub-seabed marine experimental site.