Earth2014: 1 arc-min shape, topography, bedrock and ice-sheet models - Available as gridded data and degree-10,800 spherical harmonics

International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation

Volumn 39, Issue , 2015, Pages 103-112

  Hirt, Christian ^a,b   Rexer, Moritz ^b  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bathymetry; Bedrock; Composite model; Earth2014; Ice sheets; Planetary shape; Spherical harmonics; Topography

Indexed keywords

BATHYMETRY; BEDROCK; EARTH; ICE SHEET; NOAA SATELLITE; SATELLITE DATA; SHAPE; SHUTTLE RADAR TOPOGRAPHY MISSION; SPHERICAL HARMONICS; TOPOGRAPHY;

EID: 84943552281     PISSN: 15698432     EISSN: 1872826X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jag.2015.03.001     Document Type: Article

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