Bathymetry/Topography

More about Bathymetry/Topography Data at NGDC

Age of the Ocean Floor, Report MGG-12, 1996
	Crustal ages of the global ocean floor draped over shaded relief including multiple global views. Crustal age from Dr. R. Dietmar Mueller, Univ. of Sydney; combined age-relief image by NGDC. Size: 24x31 inches.

Bathymetry of Lake Erie/Lake St. Clair, 1999
	One meter bathymetric contours for Lake Erie and Lake St Clair in ASCII xyz and ARC/INFO interchange formats and a 3 arc-second bathymetric grid with software to subsample, subset and reformat the data. Color shaded relief images of the lakes are also included.

Bathymetry of Lake Michigan, 1996
	Five meter bathymetric contours for Lake Michigan in ASCII xyz format and gridded bathymetry in 9 & 30 arc-second intervals in ASCII xyz, and GMT/netCDF format. Shaded relief color graphic images in JPG and GIF format.

Bathymetry of Lake Ontario, 2001
	Bathymetric contours for Lake Ontario in ASCII xyz format and gridded bathymetry in ASCII xyz, and GMT/netCDF format. Shaded relief color graphic images in JPG and GIF format.

Bathymetry of the Arctic Ocean (IBCAO)
	Version 1.0 of the IBCAO Grid is available for downloading, along with bathymetric contours in digital vector form and an updated version of the Map that is suitable for plotting.

Coastal Relief Model, Central Gulf of Mexico, Vol 4
	3 arc-second gridded bathymetry data merged with USGS 3 arc-second topo data. Volume 4 covers the Central Gulf of Mexico between longitudes 87 and 94.

Coastal Relief Model, Continental US plus Hawaii and Puerto Rico
	Gridded data for the entire coastal zone of the continental US plus Hawaii and Puerto Rico.

Coastal Relief Model, East Coast, Vol 1
	3 arc-second gridded east coast bathymetry data merged with USGS 3 arc-second topo data. Volume 1 covers the NE US between latitudes 40-48.

Coastal Relief Model, East Coast, Vol 2
	3 arc-second gridded east coast bathymetry data merged with USGS 3 arc-second topo data. Volume 2 covers the SE US between latitudes 31-40.

Coastal Relief Model, Florida and Eastern Gulf of Mexico, Vol 3
	3 arc-second gridded bathymetry data merged with USGS 3 arc-second topo data. Volume 3 covers the coastal areas of Florida between longitudes 78 and 87.

Coastal Relief Model, Southern California Coast, Vol 6
	3 arc-second gridded bathymetry data merged with USGS 3 arc-second topo data. Volume 6 covers the Southern California Coast between latitudes 32-37.

Coastal Relief Model, US Central Pacific Coast, Vol 7
	3 arc-second gridded bathymetry data merged with USGS 3 arc-second topo data. Volume 7 covers the US Central Pacific Coast between latitudes 37-44.

Coastal Relief Model, US NW Pacific Coast, Vol 8
	3 arc-second gridded bathymetry data merged with USGS 3 arc-second topo data. Volume 8 covers the US NW Pacific Coast between latitudes 44-49.

Coastal Relief Model, Western Gulf of Mexico, Vol 5
	3 arc-second gridded bathymetry data merged with USGS 3 arc-second topo data. Volume 5 covers the Western Gulf of Mexico between longitudes 94 and 100.

Custom Grids of Bathymetric/Topographic Data
	The NGDC Grid Translator/Design-a-Grid system allows users to select grids from multiple databases and to choose a download format online.

ETOPO2v2
	Global elevation data gridded at a 2 arc-minute of latitude-longitude. This supercedes the October 2001 version, ETOPO2.

GLOBE Version 1.0 Digital Elevation Data, 1999
	Four-volume collection of the Global Land One-Kilometer Base Elevation data set, covering land areas using a 30 arc-second latitude-longitude grid. A 130 page documentation book is included on the cdrom as a PDF file.

Gravity Data- Land and Marine, 1999
	Collection of land and marine gravity surveys, grids, models and geoids. Access software and data documentation included.

Gulf of Mexico, Report MGG-16, 2000
	Bathymetric contours spanning the northern Gulf of Mexico and northern Bahamas at a scale of approximately 1:2,100,000. This new bathymetry was compiled with multibeam, survey, and trackline data from numerous government, academic, and industry sources. Color-diffracting glasses are included with the poster for viewing in 3-D. Size: 28x64 inches.

International Bathymetric Chart of the Arctic Ocean (IBCAO), RP-2, 2004
	A polar stereographic view of the Arctic Ocean displaying bathymetric contours north of 64 degrees north at a scale of 1:6,000,000. Size: 42 x 52 inches. DUE TO SIZE RESTRICTIONS, ALL NON-US SHIPMENTS MUST BE SHIPPED VIA FEDEX. WHEN ORDERING THROUGH THE ONLINE STORE, PLEASE ADD FEDEX $20 CHARGE.

Lake Erie & Lake St. Clair Bathymetry (wall size), 2000
	Larger version of the MGG-13. This poster is printed using water soluble inks and is not laminated. Size: 3 x 6 feet. Scale 1:250,000.

Lake Erie & Lake St. Clair Bathymetry, (Mini size) Report MGG-14, 1998
	Smaller version of MGG-13 without the descriptive text. This size is ideal for place-mats; however these posters are not laminated. Color-diffracting glasses are not included with the mini-sized poster. Size: 11x17 inches.

Lake Erie & Lake St. Clair Bathymetry, Report MGG-13, 1998
	Colored bathymetric map with one meter contours of Lake Erie and Lake Saint Clair at a scale of 1:350,000. Color-diffracting glasses are included with the poster for viewing in 3-D. This new bathymetry defines, more clearly, the shape and location of previously known features and reveals other features for the first time. Size: 26 x 50 inches.

Lake Erie, Western Basin, 1997
	Bathymetric contours of Lake Erie west of 82 deg. W at a scale of 1:200,000. Size: 22x27 inches.

Lake Michigan Bathymetry (wall size), 1996
	Larger version of MGG-11. The poster comes in three separate sections and must be assembled by recipient. This poster was printed using water soluble inks and is not laminated. Size: 4x8 feet. Scale 1:250,000.

Lake Michigan Bathymetry, Report MGG-11, 1996
	Colored bathymetric map with 10-meter contour interval at a scale of 1:500,000 in a Transverse Mercator Projection. Geomorphology of the lake is described in text. Size: 34x45 inches.

Lake Ontario Bathymetry (wall size), 2000
	Larger version of MGG-15. This poster was printed using water soluble inks and is not laminated. Size: 3 x 5 feet. Scale 1:250,000.

Lake Ontario Bathymetry, MGG-15, 1999
	Colored bathymetric map with 2-meter contour interval at a scale of 1:275,000 in a Transverse Mercator Projection. Geomorphology of the lake is described using text, enlargements, and images. Size: 36x50 inches.

Marine Geophysical Custom Data from GEODAS
	Create your own CD containing Marine Trackline Geophysics and/or Hydrographic Survey data for only your specific area of interest.

Marine Trackline Geophysics
	Marine trackline bathymetry, gravity, and magnetic data for over 4700 global surveys with GEODAS access software for MS Windows, UNIX Xwindows and Macintosh OS-X. This is updated periodically with the newest data.

Measured and Estimated Seafloor Topography, RP-1, 1997

The poster is printed in a Mercator projection from data gridded uniformly at intervals equivalent to 2 minutes longitude at the equator. This new estimate of seafloor topography was obtained from shipboard depth soundings combined with gravity data derived from satellite altimetry to produce a gridded representation of seafloor topography for all ice-free ocean areas within +/-72 degrees latitude. Size: 34 x 53 inches.

Multibeam Bathymetry Database
	NGDC is the US national archive for multibeam bathymetric data received from sources worldwide.

NOS Hydrographic Survey Data
	Over 71 million hydrographic soundings from over 6000 surveys for US coastal regions with GEODAS access software for MS Windows, UNIX Xwindows and Macintosh OS-X.

Predicted Seafloor Topography, Report MGG-9, 1994
	A polar stereographic view of seafloor topography from 30 deg. to 70 deg. south latitude estimated from satellite altimetry data and extent, acoustic bathymetry. Size: 36 x 48 inches.

Surface of the Earth Icosahedron, 2004
	A 20-sided cut-out-and-fold-up model of the Earth displaying global relief in full color. Great project for Earth Science classes. Overall size of an assembled globe is approximately 4.5 inches in diameter with each side of the individual triangles measuring 2.5 inches.

Surface of the Earth, Revised, Report MGG-5R, 2000
	Computer-generated image from digital data bases of land and seafloor elevations on a 2-minute latitude/longitude grid. Size: 31x43 inches.

TerrainBase (Global 5-minute Digital Terrain Model), 1994
	A global land and marine 5-minute Digital Terrain Model (DTM).

Tsunami inundation grids

NOAA's National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC) is building high-resolution digital elevation models (DEMs) for select U.S. coastal regions. These combined bathymetric-topographic DEMs are used to support tsunami forecasting and modeling efforts at the NOAA Center for Tsunami Research, Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (PMEL). The DEMs are part of the tsunami forecast system SIFT (Short-term Inundation Forecasting for Tsunamis) currently being developed by PMEL for the NOAA Tsunami Warning Centers, and are used in the MOST (Method of Splitting Tsunami) model developed by PMEL to simulate tsunami generation, propagation, and inundation.

US Alaska, Part A, Gulf of Alaska and Aleutians South of 58 Degrees
	Volume 6 of 7 CD-ROMs containing NOS Bathymetric contour maps for US coastal regions available as digitally scanned images. Color maps are in MrSid format. Black & white preliminary maps are in tif group 4 format. This volume covers the Gulf of Alaska and Aleutian chain south of 58 degrees.

US Alaska, Part B, Alaska and Bering Sea North of 58 degrees
	Volume 7 of 7 CD-ROMs containing NOS Bathymetric contour maps for US coastal regions available as digitally scanned images. Color maps are in MrSid format. Black & white preliminary maps are in tif group 4 format. This volume covers Alaska regions and Bering Sea north of 58 degrees.

US East Coast, Maine to Georgia
	Volume 1 of 7 CD-ROMs containing NOS Bathymetric contour maps for US coastal regions available as digitally scanned images. Color maps are in MrSid format. Black & white preliminary maps are in tif group 4 format. This volume covers the east coast of the US from Maine to Georgia.

US East and Gulf Coast of Florida and Alabama
	Volume 2 of 7 CD-ROMs containing NOS Bathymetric contour maps for US coastal regions available as digitally scanned images. Color maps are in MrSid format. Black & white preliminary maps are in tif group 4 format. This volume covers the coastal areas of Florida and Alabama between longitudes 78 and 87.

US Gulf Coast, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas
	Volume 3 of 7 CD-ROMs containing NOS Bathymetric contour maps for US coastal regions available as digitally scanned images. Color maps are in MrSid format. Black & white preliminary maps are in tif group 4 format. This volume covers the Central and Western Gulf of Mexico between longitudes 87 and 98.

US West Coast, California and Hawaii
	Volume 4 of 7 CD-ROMs containing NOS Bathymetric contour maps for US coastal regions available as digitally scanned images. Color maps are in MrSid format. Black & white preliminary maps are in tif group 4 format. This volume covers offshore California and Hawaii. Please note there is limited coverage for Hawaii.

US West Coast, Washington and Oregon
	Volume 5 of 7 CD-ROMs containing NOS Bathymetric contour maps for US coastal regions available as digitally scanned images. Color maps are in MrSid format. Black & white preliminary maps are in tif group 4 format. This volume covers offshore Washington and Oregon.

Views of the Globe, Report MGG-10, 1994
	Fourteen images of hemispheric views of global relief have been computer generated from NGDC's digital elevation data. Views are spaced every 90 deg. of longitude and 45 deg. of latitude. Size: 24x24 inches.

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