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TITLE Global Topogaphy

MEASURED AND ESTIMATED SEAFLOOR TOPOGRAPHY

SYNBATH                      V2.0                August 14, 2024

SRTM15+                      V2.7                April 21, 2025

Global Topography       V27.1                April 7, 2025

References: 

Smith, W. H. F., and D. T. Sandwell, Global seafloor topography from satellite altimetry and ship depth soundings, Science, v. 277, p. 1957-1962, 26 Sept., 1997.

Tozer, Brook, David T. Sandwell, Walter HF Smith, Christopher Olson, James R. Beale, and Paul Wessel. "Global bathymetry and topography at 15 arc sec: SRTM15+." Earth and space science 6, no. 10 (2019): 1847-1864.

Harper, Hugh, and David T. Sandwell. "Global predicted bathymetry using neural networks." Earth and Space Science 11, no. 3 (2024): e2023EA003199.

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The maps below have been sectioned into 16 clickable regions. Clicking on a particular region will open a new window showing the zoomed in region in more detail.

Global Bathymetry Map

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ALL MARINE BATHYMETRY DATA ARE WELCOME!

If you would like to contribute data to the next version of the global topography grid we would be pleased to use it. Any format is welcome, even raw multibeam format. Please send e-mail to dsandwell@ucsd.edu

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