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Shape index GeoTIFF grids from satellite gravity for the United States, Canada, and Australia

Published by U.S. Geological Survey | Department of the Interior | Catalog Last Checked: May 05, 2026 at 07:39 PM | Dataset Last Updated: March 31, 2025 at 12:00 AM
A derivative product called a 'shape index' was calculated from satellite gravity data acquired from the gravity field and steady-state Ocean Circulation Explorer (GOCE) satellite mission. The satellite data were processed to emphasize mass-surplus (dome-like) and -deficit (bowl-like) anomalies described in Ebbing and others (2018). GeoTIFF grids over the US and Canada and Australia are provided here and were used to calculate prospectivity for sediment-hosted Pb-Zn across the three countries. References Ebbing, J., Haas, P., Ferraccioli, F., Pappa, F., Szwillus, W., and Bouman, J., 2018, Earth tectonics as seen by GOCE - Enhanced satellite gravity gradient imaging: Scientific Reports, v. 8, no. 16356, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-34733-9.

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