During austral summer1996/97 the National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics - OGS, on board the research vessel OGS-Explora, conducted marine geological and geophysical surveys along the Antarctic Peninsula. The SEDANO II (SEdiment Drifts of the ANtarctic Offshore) programme was the continuation of SEDANO I , acquired in 1995 (SDLS-47). This interdiciplinary programme included geology, geophysics and oceanography for the study of the sedimentary sequences of the continental rise of the Pacific Margin in the Antarctic Peninsula. During this programme 712 km of 60-fold multichannel seismic reflection (MCS) data, 8 second records, 2 ms sample rate and 286 km of single channel seismic reflection (SCS) data, 3 seconds, 1 ms sample rate, were recorded on a SERCEL SN 358 DMX system. The source consisted of an airgun array with a total volume of 60 litres, fired every 25 meters into a 3000 m cable consisting of 120 hydrophone groups towed at an average depth of 12 m for the MCS data. The SCS data were acquired every 12,5 meters into a 18 m cable consisting of 8 hydrophone groups towed at an average depth of 3 m, except line IT97AP242H acquired every 25 m, 8 seconds and 2 ms sample rate. A GPS + TRANSIT satellite receiver system was used for navigation. The Chief Scientists on this programme was: Angelo Camerlenghi of the National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics - OGS, Borgo Grotta Gigante n. 42/C, 34010 Sgonico (Trieste), Italy. Processing of the MCS data generally followed a conventional sequence: Reformat, Quality control, Amplitude recovery, Deconvolution, Velocity analysis, NMO corrections, Mute, Trace weighting, Stack, Mixing, Filter, Dynamic trace equalisation. The SCS data were processed using the following sequence: Reformat, Quality control, Deconvolution, Sum traces (from 8 to 1), Mute, Mixing, Filter, Dynamic trace equalisation.

During austral summer1994/95, the National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics - OGS, on board the research vessel OGS-Explora, conducted marine geological and geophysical surveys along the Antarctic Peninsula. The ANGELINA (ANtarctic GEophysical Long range INternational Acquisition) programme was a seismic exploration cruise in the Adelaide Fracture Zone on the Pacific Margin, near Marguerite Bay and Adelaide Island; data were collected between longitude 68 and 74 degrees West, and latitude 66 and 69 degrees South. During this programme 610 km of 20-fold multichannel seismic reflection (MCS) data, 20 second records, 4 ms sample rate, were recorded on a SERCEL SN 358 DMX system. The source consisted of an airgun array with a total volume of 75 litres fired every 75 meters into a 3000 m cable consisting of 120 hydrophone groups towed at an average depth of 10 m. A GPS + TRANSIT satellite receiver system was used for navigation. The Chief Scientist on this programme was: Michele Pipan of the Dipartimento di Scienze Geologiche Ambientali e Marine of the Università di Trieste, via Weiss n.2, 34127 Trieste, Italy. Processing of the data generally followed a conventional sequence: Reformat, Quality control, Amplitude recovery, Deconvolution, Velocity analysis, NMO corrections, Mute, Stack, Mixing, Filter, and Dynamic trace equalisation.

In Austral Summer 1994-95 the National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics - OGS conducted marine geological and geophysical surveys over the Antarctic Peninsular. During this cruise five (5) research programmes were conducted for a total approximately of 4469 km of multichannel seismic reflection (MCS) data. The research programmes were: SEDANO (SEdiment Drifts of the ANtarctic Offshore) with 1340 km of MCS data; SITE SURVEY, ODP Proposal # 452 (Antarctic Glacial History and Sea-Level Change) with 507 km of MCS data; SANSCRITO (Seismic ANalysis SCotia Ridge Tectonic Outcome) with 1990 km of MCS data and ANGELINA (ANtarctic GEophysical Long range INternational Acquisition programme) with 632 km of MCS data. The surveys were carried out by the research vessel OGS Explora. The digital MCS data were recorded on a SERCEL SN 358 DMX system. The source consisted of two GI guns with a total volume of 6.7 litres fired approximately every 25 meters into a 1500 m cable consisting of 120 hydrophone groups for the 30-fold profiles. A GPS + TRANSIT satellite receiver system was used for the navigation. Processing of the data followed a detailed sequence: Quality control, Amplitude recovery, Deconvolution, Velocity analysis, Multiples attenuation, NMO corrections, Mute, Trace weighting, Stack, F-X Deconvolution,Filter, Balance.

During Austral Summer1991-92 the National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics - OGS conducted marine geological and geophysical surveys over the Antarctic Peninsular and the Bransfield Strait. During this cruise approximately 3407 km of 30-fold multichannel seismic reflection (MCS) data were collected in the Antarctic Peninsular and the Bransfield Strait between longitudes 50 and 78 degrees West, and latitudes 60 and 68 degrees South. The surveys were carried out by the research vessel OGS Explora. The digital MCS data were recorded on a SERCEL SN 358 DMX system. The source consisted of an airgun array with a total volume of 71.96 litres fired approximately every 50 meters into a 3000 m cable consisting of 120 hydrophone groups towed at an average depth of 12 m. A GPS + TRANSIT satellite receiver system was used for the navigation. Processing of the data generally followed a conventional sequence: Reformat, Trace-sum with differential NMO, Quality control, Amplitude recovery, Deconvolution, Velocity analysis, NMO corrections, Mute, Trace weighting, Stack, Mixing, Filter, Balance.

Complementary with the ANTSSS project funded by EUROFLEETS, ODYSSEA aimed at investigating the sediment drifts to the west of the Hillary Canyon (Ross Sea continental margin) by means of seismic and oceanographic data to contribute to the understanding of past and present ocean dynamics and glacial history of this Antarctic sector. During the 32nd PNRA expedition, OGS Explora collected over 240 km of Single Channel Seismics (SCS), 2700 km2 of bathymetry, 500 km of sub-bottom, 6 gravity cores for a total of nearly 30 m of sediments, 4 box cores, 25 XBT launches, 2 rosette casts with water sampling, CTD, L-ADCP, turbidity and florescence probes. Part of the seismic data have been initially published in Conte R et al (2021) Bottom current control on sediment deposition between the Iselin Bank and the Hillary Canyon (Antarctica) since the late Miocene: An integrated seismic-oceanographic approach. Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers 176, art. no. 103606, DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr.2021.103606

During the Antarctic summer 1987-88, a geophysical survey (seismic, gravity and magnetics) was carried out by the National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics - OGS, in the Ross Sea with the Research Vessel Explora. Six lines of total length 2,323 km were collected. The first survey by O.G.S. in Antarctica started on January 2, 1988, when the O.G.S. Explora sailed from the harbour of Ushuaid (Tierra del Fuego, Argentina) and ended on March 8, 1988, with its arrival in Wellington Harbour (New Zealand). Gravimetric and geomagnetic data were continuously acquired during the cruise, with minor interruptions due to adverse sea conditions. The multichannel seismic survey was run in the Ross Sea from February 10 to February 24.

During austral summer1996/97 the National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics - OGS, on board the research vessel OGS-Explora, conducted marine geological and geophysical surveys along the Antarctic Peninsula. The SEDANO II (SEdiment Drifts of the ANtarctic Offshore) programme was the continuation of SEDANO I , acquired in 1995 (SDLS-47). This interdiciplinary programme included geology, geophysics and oceanography for the study of the sedimentary sequences of the continental rise of the Pacific Margin in the Antarctic Peninsula. During this programme 712 km of 60-fold multichannel seismic reflection (MCS) data, 8 second records, 2 ms sample rate and 286 km of single channel seismic reflection (SCS) data, 3 seconds, 1 ms sample rate, were recorded on a SERCEL SN 358 DMX system. The source consisted of an airgun array with a total volume of 60 litres, fired every 25 meters into a 3000 m cable consisting of 120 hydrophone groups towed at an average depth of 12 m for the MCS data. The SCS data were acquired every 12,5 meters into a 18 m cable consisting of 8 hydrophone groups towed at an average depth of 3 m, except line IT97AP242H acquired every 25 m, 8 seconds and 2 ms sample rate. A GPS + TRANSIT satellite receiver system was used for navigation. The Chief Scientists on this programme was: Angelo Camerlenghi of the National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics - OGS, Borgo Grotta Gigante n. 42/C, 34010 Sgonico (Trieste), Italy. Processing of the MCS data generally followed a conventional sequence: Reformat, Quality control, Amplitude recovery, Deconvolution, Velocity analysis, NMO corrections, Mute, Trace weighting, Stack, Mixing, Filter, Dynamic trace equalisation. The SCS data were processed using the following sequence: Reformat, Quality control, Deconvolution, Sum traces (from 8 to 1), Mute, Mixing, Filter, Dynamic trace equalisation.

During Austral Summer1991-92 the National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics - OGS conducted marine geological and geophysical surveys over the Antarctic Peninsular and the Bransfield Strait. During this cruise approximately 3407 km of 30-fold multichannel seismic reflection (MCS) data were collected in the Antarctic Peninsular and the Bransfield Strait between longitudes 50 and 78 degrees West, and latitudes 60 and 68 degrees South. The surveys were carried out by the research vessel OGS Explora. The digital MCS data were recorded on a SERCEL SN 358 DMX system. The source consisted of an airgun array with a total volume of 71.96 litres fired approximately every 50 meters into a 3000 m cable consisting of 120 hydrophone groups towed at an average depth of 12 m. A GPS + TRANSIT satellite receiver system was used for the navigation. Processing of the data generally followed a conventional sequence: Reformat, Trace-sum with differential NMO, Quality control, Amplitude recovery, Deconvolution, Velocity analysis, NMO corrections, Mute, Trace weighting, Stack, Mixing, Filter, Balance.

In December 1989 the National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics - OGS conducted marine geological and geophysical surveys off the Pacific Margin of the Antarctic Peninsula, in the Weddell Sea and over Admundsen Sea. This cruise collected approximately 3,478.4 km of 30-fold multichannel seismic reflection (MCS) data. The surveys extended between longitudes 41 and 99 degrees west, and between latitudes 61 and 69 degrees south. The surveys were carried out by the research vessel OGS Explora. The digital MCS data were recorded on a SERCEL SN 358 DMX system. The source consisted of an airgun array with a total volume of 45.16 litres fired approximately every 50 meters. A GPS + TRANSIT satellite receiver system was used for navigation. Processing of the data generally followed a conventional sequence: Reformat, Trace-sum with differential NMO, Quality control, Amplitude recovery, Deconvolution, Velocity analysis, NMO corrections, Mute, Trace weighting, Stack, Mixing, Filter, Balance.

In December 1989, the National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics - OGS conducted marine geological and geophysical surveys off the Pacific Margin of the Antarctic Peninsula, in the Weddell Sea and over Admundsen Sea. This cruise collected approximately 3,478.4 km of 30-fold multichannel seismic reflection (MCS) data. The surveys extended between longitudes 41 and 99 degrees west , and between latitudes 61 and 69 degrees south. The surveys were carried out by the research vessel OGS Explora. The digital MCS data were recorded on a SERCEL SN 358 DMX system. The source consisted of an airgun array with a total volume of 45.16 litres fired approximately every 50 meters. A GPS + TRANSIT satellite receiver system was used for navigation. Processing of the data generally followed a conventional sequence: Reformat, Trace-sum with differential NMO, Quality control, Amplitude recovery, Deconvolution, Velocity analysis, NMO corrections, Mute, Trace weighting, Stack, Mixing, Filter, Balance.