Dataset
The International Bathymetric Chart of the Arctic Ocean (IBCAO) Version 5
Abstract
The International Bathymetric Chart of the Arctic Ocean (IBCAO) Version 5 is a gridded continuous terrain model covering ocean and land of the Arctic region. The International Bathymetric Chart of the Arctic Ocean was initiated in 1997 and has since been the authoritative source of bathymetry for the Arctic Ocean. In 2017, the IBCAO merged its efforts with the Nippon Foundation-GEBCO Seabed 2030 Project, with the goal of mapping the global seafloor by 2030. The IBCAO Version 5 Grid was released in 2024, updated from IBCAO Version 4.2.13 to include new bathymetric data/compilations.
The bathymetric grid released in IBCAO Version 5 is available in NetCDF or data GeoTIFF raster format. Elevation values are provided in metres (negative below the sea surface). The IBCAO Version 5 dataset comprises a grid with Greenland ice sheet data at 100 m, 200 m and 400 m grid cell spacing. A Version 5 grid without Greenland ice sheet data is also available. IBCAO Version 5 imagery is also provided in .tiff format at 100m grid cell spacing.
Alongside the bathymetric grid, a data Type Identifier Grid (TID) and Source Identifier Grid (SID) are also provided, each at 100 m resolution. The TID indicates the type of source data that the corresponding grid cell in the bathymetric grid is based on, whilst the SID has a unique number for each of the source data sets included in the bathymetric grid.
The data are made available in Polar Stereographic projection co-ordinates (meters), EPSG:3996, true scale set at 75°N. The horizontal datum for the data set is WGS 84 and vertical datum can assumed to be Mean Sea Level (however, note there may be datum issues for older data, which can be to chart datum). Elevation values are in meters (floating point).
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Public data: access to these data is available to both registered and non-registered users.
Use of these data is covered by the following licence(s): http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/ When using these data you must cite them correctly using the citation given on the CEDA Data Catalogue record. |
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This dataset was generated by organisation with the "originator centre" role in this metadata record following their in-house data processing and quality control procedures. It represents version 5 of the International Bathymetric Chart of the Arctic Ocean (IBCAO) and has been generated by the originator on behalf of this project. The data set is in the form of a grid that has been generated from a number of sources and using different data collection techniques. Information concerning the source data sets included in the grid is given in the documentation that accompanies the data set. After generation, the grid was then provided to the British Oceanographic Data Centre (BODC) for delivery via the General Bathymetric Chart of the Oceans (GEBCO) web site (maintained at BODC). In 2024, these data were moved to CEDA for long-term archival. |
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The data are provided as-is with no quality control undertaken by the British Oceanographic Data Centre (BODC). The data suppliers have not indicated if any quality control has been undertaken on these data.
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ESRI ASCII raster, data GeoTIFF, NetCDF
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