Mapping bathymetry : From measurement to applications

• Main Author: Hell, Benjamin
• Format: Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Institutionen för geologiska vetenskaper 2011
• Subjects: Ocean and coastal mapping; Digital Bathymetric Model; Geographical Information System; Applications of bathymetric data; Baltic Sea; Arctic Ocean; Seafloor morphology; Ocean circulation; Other Earth and Related Environmental Sciences; Annan geovetenskap och miljövetenskap; Arctic; Greenland; Morris Jesup Rise; Fram Strait; Ice Shelves; Lomonosov Ridge
• Online Access: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-57291

Surface elevation is likely the most fundamental property of our planet. In contrast to land topography, bathymetry, its underwater equivalent, remains uncertain in many parts of the World ocean. Bathymetry is relevant for a wide range of research topics and for a variety of societal needs. Examples...