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Northern California 36 arc-second MSL Coastal Digital Elevation Model

Published by NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce | Catalog Last Checked: August 01, 2026 at 01:00 PM | Dataset Last Updated: January 01, 2005 at 12:00 AM
The 36-second Northern California Elevation Grid provides bathymetric data of 36-second resolution in geographic coordinates. This grid is strictly for tsunami inundation modeling

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