The International Bathymetric Chart of the Arctic Ocean Version 5.0

Knowledge about seafloor depth, or bathymetry, is crucial for various marine activities, including scientific research, offshore industry, safety of navigation, and ocean exploration. Mapping the central Arctic Ocean is challenging due to the presence of perennial sea ice, which limits data collecti...

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Autores: Jakobsson, M., Mohammad, R., Karlsson, M., Salas-Romero, S., Vacek, F., Heinze, F., Mayer, L., Johnson, P., Kinney, J., Cardigos, S., Bogonko, M., Accettella, D., Amblàs i Novellas, David, Dorschel, B., Bringensparr, C., Catro, C., Brandt, A., Canals Artigas, Miquel, Casamor Bermúdez, José Luis, Coakley, B., Cornish, N., Danielson, S., Demarte, M., Di Franco, D., Dickson, M.L., Dowdeswell, J., Fremand, A., Hally, B., Holland, D., Ivaldi, R., Krawczyk, D., Lastras Membrive, Galderic, Leck, C., Lucchi, R., Masetti, G., Morlighem, M., Nielsen, T., Noormets, R., Plaza-Faverola, A., Prescott, M., Rasmussen, T., Rebesco, Michele, Rignot, E., Rysgaard, S., Silyakova, A., Snoeijs-Leijonmalm, P., Sørensen, A., Straneo, F., Sutherland, D., Tate, A., Trenholm, N., van Wijk, E., Wallace, L., Willis, J., Wood, M., Zimmermann, Martina, Zinglersen, K., Travaglini, P., An, L., Hong, J., Bünz, S., Dreutter, S., Knutz, P., Purser, A., Muchowski, J.C., Kristoffersen, Y., Bohan, A., Hall, J.
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:España
Recursos:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repositorio:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
OAI Identifier:oai:recercat.cat:2445/217300
Acesso em linha:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/217300
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Mapes batimètrics
Àrtic, Oceà
Bathymetric maps
Arctic Ocean
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Resumo:Knowledge about seafloor depth, or bathymetry, is crucial for various marine activities, including scientific research, offshore industry, safety of navigation, and ocean exploration. Mapping the central Arctic Ocean is challenging due to the presence of perennial sea ice, which limits data collection to icebreakers, submarines, and drifting ice stations. The International Bathymetric Chart of the Arctic Ocean (IBCAO) was initiated in 1997 with the goal of updating the Arctic Ocean bathymetric portrayal. The project team has since released four versions, each improving resolution and accuracy. Here, we present IBCAO Version 5.0, which offers a resolution four times as high as Version 4.0, with 100 × 100 m grid cells compared to 200 × 200 m. Over 25% of the Arctic Ocean is now mapped with individual depth soundings, based on a criterion that considers water depth. Version 5.0 also represents significant advancements in data compilation and computing techniques. Despite these improvements, challenges such as sea-ice cover and political dynamics still hinder comprehensive mapping.

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