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| Sandwell, David T.; Smith, Walter H.f.; Gille, Sarah; Kappel, Ellen; Jayne, Steven; Soofi, Khalid; Coakley, Bernard; Geli, Louis. |
| Bathymetry is foundational data, providing basic infrastructure for scientific, economic, educational, managerial, and political work. Applications as diverse as tsunami hazard assessment, communications cable and pipeline route planning, resource exploration, habitat management, and territorial claims under the Law of the Sea all require reliable bathymetric maps to be available on demand. Fundamental Earth science questions, such as what controls seafloor shape and how seafloor shape influences global climate, also cannot be answered without bathymetric maps having globally uniform detail. Current bathymetric charts are inadequate for many of these applications because only a small fraction of the seafloor has been surveyed. Modern multibeam echosounders... |
| Tipo: Text |
Palavras-chave: Bathymetric models; Topography/gravity ratio T/G; Ocean mixing rate; Major current systems; Seafloor topography; High resolution altimetry; Bathymetry from space. |
| Ano: 2006 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/2006/publication-2527.pdf |
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