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Total Sediment Thickness for the World's Oceans and Marginal Seas (NCEI Accession 0304893)

Published by NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce | Catalog Last Checked: August 03, 2026 at 05:04 AM | Dataset Last Updated: June 11, 2025 at 12:00 AM
The Total Sediment Thickness data for the World's Ocean and Marginal Seas is a compilation of sediment-thickness data from previously published isopach maps, ocean drilling results from the Ocean Drilling Program (ODP) and the Deep Sea Drilling Project (DSDP), and a variety of seismic data. NCEI decommissioned this in June 2025 with no further updates. Comments and questions may be sent to: ncei.info@noaa.gov.

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