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ETOPO1 Ice Surface Global Relief Model, Atlantic-centered

Joseph Beckman 1 min read
Atlantic-centered ETOPO1 global relief map, showing mountain elevations and ocean-floor depths with a color legend.
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  1. 01 — Introduction
  2. 02 — Document
  3. 03 — Metadata
  4. 04 — Title
  5. 05 — Description
  6. 06 — Archive Identifier
  7. 07 — Creator
  8. 08 — Date as cataloged
  9. 09 — Geographic coverage
  10. 10 — Map type
  11. 11 — Source institution
  12. 12 — Source record
  13. 13 — Rights statement
  14. 14 — Rights evidence
  15. 15 — Credit line
  16. 16 — Curatorial note
  17. 17 — Original image
  18. 18 — Attachments

Document

Metadata

Title

ETOPO1 Ice Surface Global Relief Model, Atlantic-centered

Description

This map continues the land surface beneath the oceans, replacing blank blue water with ridges, trenches, and continental margins. ETOPO1 combines regional and global data into a one-arc-minute relief model referenced horizontally to WGS 84. It can introduce readers to bathymetry, data compilation, and the difference between a handsome global overview and a detailed survey. The ocean floor becomes part of the same geographical story as the mountains above sea level.

Archive Identifier

LSM-G26

Creator

Pamela R. Grothe (poster); J. Varner and E. Lim (image); Christopher Amante and Barry W. Eakins (model); NOAA NGDC and CIRES, University of Colorado Boulder

Date as cataloged

2009 poster; PDF created in 2010

Geographic coverage

Earth / ocean floor

Source institution

NOAA

Source record

https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/global/relief/ETOPO1/tiled/

Rights statement

NOAA NCEI expressly permits use of ETOPO1 and its color images without written permission or fees, asks users to cite NCEI, and states US public-domain status. ETOPO1 is not for navigation.

Rights evidence

https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/global/dem_faq.html

Credit line

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (formerly National Geophysical Data Center). Poster: Pamela R. Grothe, CIRES, University of Colorado Boulder, 2009. Image: J. Varner and E. Lim, CIRES, 2008. Model: Christopher Amante and Barry W. Eakins, 2009. https://doi.org/10.7289/V5C8276M

Curatorial note

This historical ETOPO1 model depicts global relief at one-arc-minute resolution. It is not intended for navigation.

Original image

https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/global/relief/ETOPO1/posters/ETOPO1_atlantic_centered_36x56.pdf

Attachments