Global Topography and Bathymetry, Oceanic Gravity Anomalies, Digital Coastlines, and Digital Topographic Relief Images on CD-ROM

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Identification Information
Spatial Reference Information
Distribution Information
Metadata Reference Information

1. IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION

DESCRIPTION Abstract: The Global Relief CD-ROM consolidates some digital data bases previously offered by NOAA/National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC) on computer tape. The CD-ROM contains several digital gridded data bases of global topography and bathymetry at various scales, digitized continental coastlines, gridded oceanic gravity anomalies, ocean-floor gazetteers, and digital topographic relief images in a wide variety of formats. The CD-ROM features gazeeteers from the International Hydrographic Organization (GEBCO) and the US Bureau of Geographic Names (provided by NOAA/National Ocean Service (NOS)); computer- readable images of the Earth in GIF, HDF, and 24-bit TIFF formats; University of Texas digital crustal plate boundaries, magnetic lineations of the World's Ocean Basins, and Fracture Zones; earthquake epicenters (1980-1990); World Data Bank II (WDB) coastlines, rivers lakes, political boundaries; World Vector Shoreline (WVS) data provided by the Defense Mapping Agency (DMA); Seasat (global) and GeoSat (southern oceans) satellite altimetery data of oceanic free-air gravity anomalies; ETOPO5 5-minute gridded elevation/bathymetry for the world; RAND and Scripps topographic data base; 10-minute gridded Modal height data for land masses from US Navy Fleet Numerical Oceanography Center (FNOC); 30-second gridded elevation and coastal water depths for contiguous USA from the US Geological Survey (USGS) and NOAA/NOS; gridded 15 degree bathymetric data from the US Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) surveys by NOAA/NOS (NOEEZ), and RGB Mercator-projection color shaded relief image of the world to +/- 80 degrees latitude. The CD-ROM also includes image display software and program codes for IBM/PCs, Macintosh, and UNIX workstations. A special "Mac only" area is devoted to topographic imaging fo display of full-color relief images for Macintoshes. (Information obtained from the NOAA/NGDC data announcement 93-MGG-01).

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION:
Sources:
GEOSAT > Geodetic Satellite
SEASAT > Ocean Dynamics Satellite


Sensors:
ALTIMETERS





SPATIAL DOMAIN
Bounding Coordinates:
West Bounding Coordinate:180 W
East Bounding Coordinate:180 E
South Bounding Coordinate:90 S
North Bounding Coordinate:90 N

KEYWORDS
     Theme Keyword Thesaurus:
          GCMD Parameter Keywords
     Theme Keywords:

          EARTH SCIENCE  >HUMAN DIMENSIONS  >BOUNDARIES  >POLITICAL DIVISIONS  >

          EARTH SCIENCE  >HUMAN DIMENSIONS  >BOUNDARIES  >SURVEYS  >

          EARTH SCIENCE  >LAND SURFACE  >TOPOGRAPHY  >CONTOURS  >

          EARTH SCIENCE  >LAND SURFACE  >TOPOGRAPHY  >RELIEF  >

          EARTH SCIENCE  >LAND SURFACE  >TOPOGRAPHY  >TERRAIN ELEVATION  >

          EARTH SCIENCE  >OCEANS  >BATHYMETRY  >SEAFLOOR TOPOGRAPHY  >

          EARTH SCIENCE  >OCEANS  >BATHYMETRY  >WATER DEPTH  >

          EARTH SCIENCE  >OCEANS  >COASTAL PROCESSES  >COASTAL ELEVATION  >

          EARTH SCIENCE  >OCEANS  >MARINE GEOPHYSICS  >MARINE GRAVITY FIELD  >

          EARTH SCIENCE  >SOLID EARTH  >GEODETICS/GRAVITY  >CRUSTAL MOTION  >CRUSTAL BOUNDARIES

          EARTH SCIENCE  >SOLID EARTH  >GEODETICS/GRAVITY  >GRAVITY  >

          EARTH SCIENCE  >SOLID EARTH  >GEOPHYSICAL FIELDS  >GRAVITY FIELD  >

          EARTH SCIENCE  >SOLID EARTH  >SEISMOLOGY  >EARTHQUAKE OCCURRENCES  >

          EARTH SCIENCE  >SOLID EARTH  >TECTONICS  >CRUSTAL MOTION  >CRUSTAL BOUNDARIES
          COASTLINES
          CRUSTAL PLATES
          DMA
          DOD
          ETOPO5
          FNOC
          GAZETTEERS
          GEBCO
          GRAVITY ANOMALIES
          IDN_NODE GSFC/NOAA/NESDIS/NGDC
          IMAGES
          NOSEEZ
          POLITICAL BOUNDARIES
          USGS
          WDB
          WORLD DATA BANK
          WORLD VECTOR SHORELINE
          WVS
     Place Keyword Thesaurus:
          GCMD Location Keywords

     Place Keywords:
          CRUST
          GLOBAL
          NORTH AMERICA






     Contact Person:SLOSS,PETER,W
     Contact Position:Technical Contact

     Address:
           NOAA/NESDIS/NGDC
           Mail Code E/GC3
           325 Broadway
           Boulder, CO  80303
           USA

     Telephone:(303) 497-6119
     Telephone:FAX (303) 497-6513
     Electronic Mail Address:INTERNET > psloss@ngdc.noaa.gov

6. DISTRIBUTION

DISTRIBUTOR
     Contact Organization Primary:NOAA/NESDIS/NGDC > National Geophysical Data Center, NOAA
     Contact Person:WARNKEN,ROBIN

     Address:
              NOAA/NESDIS/NGDC
              Mail Code E/GC3
              325 Broadway
              Boulder, CO  80303
              USA
     Telephone:(303) 497-6338
     Telephone:(303) 497-6513 FAX
     Electronic Mail Address:INTERNET > info@mail.ngdc.noaa.gov


STANDARD ORDER PROCESS:
     Digital Form:CD-ROM
     Online Transfer Option:
          Network Address:
               Network Resource Name: http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov

7. METADATA REFERENCE INFORMATION

METADATA DATE:1993-08-24
METADATA REVIEW DATE:1994-03-14
METADATA CONTACT
     Contact Person:SLOSS,PETER,W
     Address:
           NOAA/NESDIS/NGDC
           Mail Code E/GC3
           325 Broadway
           Boulder, CO  80303
           USA

     Telephone:(303) 497-6119
     Telephone:FAX (303) 497-6513
     Electronic Mail Address:INTERNET > psloss@ngdc.noaa.gov