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Dataset

 

The GEBCO_2008 Grid - a continuous terrain model of the global oceans and land

Latest Data Update: 2025-02-07
Status: Completed
Online Status: ONLINE
Publication State: Published
Publication Date: 2008-07-01
Download Stats: last 12 months
Dataset Size: 5 Files | 721MB

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Abstract

The GEBCO_2008 Grid is a global continuous terrain model for ocean and land with a spatial resolution of one arc-minute. The GEBCO_2008 Grid, comprises the one minute grid in NetCDF format only, alongside accompanying terms of use and documentation. Please note that the GEBCO 2008 One Minute Grid is a legacy dataset that has been superseded by subsequent releases of the GEBCO grid.

Citable as:  GEBCO Bathymetric Compilation Group 2008 (2008): The GEBCO_2008 Grid - a continuous terrain model of the global oceans and land. NERC British Oceanographic Data Centre, date of citation. https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/e7b366a8516240b7a023edb25fdaf1bf

Abbreviation: Not defined
Keywords: elevation, oceans

Details

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Access rules:
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.
Data lineage:

The GEBCO_2008 grid has been generated from bathymetric data sets compiled by the Nippon Foundation-GEBCO Seabed 2030 Grid Compilation Team. The global grid has been assembled from these inputs by the Seabed 2030 Global Center, hosted by the National Oceanography Centre, UK at the British Oceanographic Data Centre (BODC). In 2024, these data were moved to CEDA for long-term archival.

Data Quality:
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.
File Format:
NetCDF

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Process overview

  • units: m
  • var_id: elevation
  • long_name: Elevation relative to sea level

Co-ordinate Variables

  • units: degrees_north
  • standard_name: latitude
  • long_name: latitude
  • var_id: lat
  • units: degrees_east
  • standard_name: longitude
  • long_name: longitude
  • var_id: lon
Coverage
Temporal Range
Start time:
-
End time:
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Geographic Extent

 
90.0000°
 
-180.0000°
 
180.0000°
 
-90.0000°