A new digital bathymetric model of the world's oceans

Earth and Space Science

Volumn 2, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 331-345

  Weatherall, Pauline ^a   Marks, K M ^b   Jakobsson, Martin ^c   Schmitt, Thierry ^d   Tani, Shin ^e   Arndt, Jan Erik ^f   Rovere, Marzia ^g   Chayes, Dale ^h   Ferrini, Vicki ^h   Wigley, Rochelle ⁱ  

^a NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d Section de Géodésie Géophysique   (France)

^e Hydrographic and Oceanographic Department Japan Coast Guard   (Japan)

^f ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^g Instituto per la Sintesi Organica e la Fotoreattività   (Italy)

^h Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

altimetry; bathymetry; model; multibeam; soundings

Indexed keywords

EID: 84959475436     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23335084     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2015EA000107     Document Type: Article

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