TerrainBase, Global 5 Arc-minute Ocean Depth and Land Elevation from the US National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC)

Five arc-minute resolution global ocean depth and land surface elevation. Developed from multiple data sources and compiled at the US National Geophysical Data Center. Compared to the predecessor data set, ETOPO5, TerrainBase is mostly improved in land elevations areas, few changes were made to ocean depths.

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Related Links

Related Resource #1 : NGDC Marine Geology and Geophysics
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Resource Format ASCII
Standardized Resource Format ASCII
Asset Size 73.539 MB
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Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
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Author National Geophysical Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
Publisher NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research
Publication Date 1995-11-17
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) https://doi.org/10.5065/E08M-4482
Alternate Identifier d759002
Resource Version N/A
Topic Category elevation
Progress completed
Metadata Date 2025-10-09T01:29:40Z
Metadata Record Identifier edu.ucar.gdex::d759002
Metadata Language eng; USA
Suggested Citation National Geophysical Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce. (1995). TerrainBase, Global 5 Arc-minute Ocean Depth and Land Elevation from the US National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC). NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research. https://doi.org/10.5065/E08M-4482. Accessed 12 October 2025.

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