On the effect of random errors in gridded bathymetric compilations

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 107, Issue 12, 2002, Pages

  Jakobsson, Martin ^a   Calder, Brian ^a   Mayer, Larry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

Arctic Ocean; Bathymetry; Errors; Grid; IBCAO; Monte Carlo

Indexed keywords

BATHYMETRY; ERROR ANALYSIS; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS;

EID: 17144468803     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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