SRTM30_PLUS: SRTM30, COASTAL & RIDGE MULTIBEAM, ESTIMATED TOPOGRAPHY

NEW! FTP SRTM15_PLUS, entire grid V1 November 29, 2014

NEW! FTP SRTM30_PLUS, entire grid V11 November 29, 2014

NEW! Get Overlays Google Earth V10 November 29, 2014

NEW! Get ASCII XYZ-file, region V10 November 29, 2014

NEW SRTM30_PLUS V7 Bathymetry used in Google Earth and Google Maps February 2, 2012

Reference, sounding data: Becker, J. J., D. T. Sandwell, W. H. F. Smith, J. Braud, B. Binder, J. Depner, D. Fabre,
J. Factor, S. Ingalls, S-H. Kim, R. Ladner, K. Marks, S. Nelson, A. Pharaoh, R. Trimmer, J. Von Rosenberg, G.
Wallace, P. Weatherall., Global Bathymetry and Elevation Data at 30 Arc Seconds Resolution: SRTM30_PLUS,
Marine Geodesy, 32:4, 355-371, 2009.

Reference, gravity data: Sandwell, D. T., R. D. Müller, W. H. F. Smith, E. Garcia, R. Francis, New global marine
gravity model from CryoSat-2 and Jason-1 reveals buried tectonic structure, Science, Vol. 346, no. 6205, pp. 65-
67, doi: 10.1126/science.1258213, 2014.

This data consists of 33 files of global topography in the same format as the SRTM30 products distributed by the
USGS EROS data center. The grid resolution is 30 second which is roughly one kilometer. In addition the global
data are also available in a single large file ready for GMT.

Land data are based on the 1-km averages of topography derived from the USGS SRTM30 grided DEM data
product created with data from the NASA Shuttle Radar Topography Mission. GTOPO30 data are used for high
latitudes where SRTM data are not available.

Ocean data are based on the Smith and Sandwell global 1-minute grid between latitudes +/- 81 degrees. Higher
resolution grids have been added from the LDEO Ridge Multibeam Synthesis Project, the JAMSTEC Data Site for
Research Cruises, and the NGDC Coastal Relief Model. Arctic bathymetry is from the International Bathymetric
Chart of the Oceans (IBCAO) [Jakobsson et al., 2003].

The pixel-registered data are stored in 33 files with names corresponding to the upper left corner of the array
shown below. The data are also merged into a single large (1.9 Gbyte, 2-byte integer) file as well as smaller 1-
minute and 2-minute netcdf versions. Matching files of source identification number are available for determining
the data source for every pixel.

Quick Contents:

 FTP SRTM15_PLUS from Sandwell Lab digital grided data

 FTP SRTM30_PLUS from Sandwell Lab digital grided data

Interactive Maps

The map below has been sectioned into 33 clickable regions. Clicking on a particular region will open a new
window showing the zoomed in region in more detail.
 Related Sites

 NOAA Predicted Topography

 Marine Gravity from Satellite Altimetr

ALL MARINE BATHYMETRY DATA ARE WELCOME!

If you would like to contribute data to the next version of the global topography grid we would be pleased to use it.
Any format is welcome, even raw multibeam formats. Send me an e-mail dsandwell@ucsd.edu