Total Sediment Thickness of the World's Oceans & Marginal Seas

Description

A digital total-sediment-thickness database for the world's oceans and marginal seas has been compiled by the NOAA National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC). The data were gridded with a grid spacing of 5 arc-minutes by 5 arc-minutes. Sediment-thickness data were compiled from three principle sources: (i) previously published isopach maps including Ludwig and Houtz [1979], Matthias et al. [1988], Divins and Rabinowitz [1990], Hayes and LaBrecque [1991], and Divins [2003]; (ii) ocean drilling results, both from the Ocean Drilling Program (ODP) and the Deep Sea Drilling Project (DSDP); and (iii) seismic reflection profiles archived at NGDC as well as seismic data and isopach maps available as part of the IOC's International Geological-Geophysical Atlas of the Pacific Ocean [Udinstev, 2003].

Resources

Name Format Description Link
0 https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/sedthick/data/version1/gmt_netcdf/
0 https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/sedthick/data/version1/ascii_nans/
0 https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/sedthick/data/version1/arcgis/
0 The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. https://earthdata.nasa.gov/about/gcmd/global-change-master-directory-gcmd-keywords
0 The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. https://earthdata.nasa.gov/about/gcmd/global-change-master-directory-gcmd-keywords
0 The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. https://earthdata.nasa.gov/about/gcmd/global-change-master-directory-gcmd-keywords

Tags

  • vertical location
  • nesdis
  • sediment thickness
  • southern ocean
  • oceans
  • marine sediments
  • national geophysical data center
  • noaa
  • atlantic ocean
  • u.s. department of commerce
  • earth science
  • doc/noaa/nesdis/ngdc
  • indian ocean
  • ocean
  • doc/noaa/nesdis/ncei
  • sea floor
  • v : 1 meter - < 10 meters
  • h : 1 km - < 10 km or approximately .01 degree - < .09 degree
  • pacific ocean
  • national centers for environmental information

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