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    • Total Sediment Thickness of the World's Oceans & Marginal Seas

    Metadata Updated: November 12, 2020

    A digital total-sediment-thickness database for the world's oceans and marginal seas has been compiled by the NOAA National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC). The data were gridded with a grid spacing of 5 arc-minutes by 5 arc-minutes. Sediment-thickness data were compiled from three principle sources: (i) previously published isopach maps including Ludwig and Houtz [1979], Matthias et al. [1988], Divins and Rabinowitz [1990], Hayes and LaBrecque [1991], and Divins [2003]; (ii) ocean drilling results, both from the Ocean Drilling Program (ODP) and the Deep Sea Drilling Project (DSDP); and (iii) seismic reflection profiles archived at NGDC as well as seismic data and isopach maps available as part of the IOC's International Geological-Geophysical Atlas of the Pacific Ocean [Udinstev, 2003].

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    License: No license information was provided. If this work was prepared by an officer or employee of the United States government as part of that person's official duties it is considered a U.S. Government Work.

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    Dates

    Metadata Date September 25, 2017
    Metadata Created Date November 12, 2020
    Metadata Updated Date November 12, 2020
    Reference Date(s) December 23, 2003 (publication)
    Frequency Of Update asNeeded

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from NGDC MGG Geophysics

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    Image of total sediment thickness of the world's oceans and marginal seas.

    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Date September 25, 2017
    Metadata Created Date November 12, 2020
    Metadata Updated Date November 12, 2020
    Reference Date(s) December 23, 2003 (publication)
    Responsible Party NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Point of Contact)
    Contact Email
    Guid gov.noaa.ngdc.mgg.geophysics:G01065
    Access Constraints Distribution liability: NOAA and NCEI make no warranty, expressed or implied, regarding these data, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. NOAA and NCEI cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in these data. If appropriate, NCEI can only certify that the data it distributes are an authentic copy of the records that were accepted for inclusion in the NCEI archives., Use Constraints: None, Access Constraints: None
    Bbox East Long 180.0000
    Bbox North Lat 79.0000
    Bbox South Lat -70.0000
    Bbox West Long -180.0000
    Coupled Resource
    Frequency Of Update asNeeded
    Graphic Preview Description Image of total sediment thickness of the world's oceans and marginal seas.
    Graphic Preview File https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/image/sedthick9.jpg
    Graphic Preview Type JPG
    Harvest Object Id e0273341-6f06-41df-b133-57c2f1e4fc8b
    Harvest Source Id 80dfcf5d-5e08-457e-83e4-cfc696e378bc
    Harvest Source Title NGDC MGG Geophysics
    Licence
    Metadata Language eng; USA
    Metadata Type geospatial
    Progress completed
    Spatial Data Service Type
    Spatial Reference System urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4326
    Spatial Harvester True
    Temporal Extent Begin 1979-01-01
    Temporal Extent End 2003-01-01

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