Image:Earth surface NGDC 2000.jpg

Surface of the Earth, Revised March 2000

World Data Center for Marine Geology & Geophysics, Boulder

NGDC DATA ANNOUNCEMENT NUMBER: 00-MGG-05

This image was generated from digital data bases of land and sea-floor elevations on a 2-minute latitude/longitude grid (1 minute of latitude = 1 nautical mile, or 1.853 km). Assumed illumination is from the west; shading is computed as a function of the east-west slope of the surface with a nonlinear exaggeration favoring low-relief areas. A Mercator projection was used for the world image, which spans 390° of longitude from 270° West around the world eastward to 120° East; latitude coverage is ±80°. The resolution of the gridded data varies from true 2-minute for the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Ocean floors and all land masses to 5 minutes for the Arctic Ocean floor.

See also: For detailed regional maps see: http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/image/2minrelief.html

Source: converted from http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/image/images/g01929-pos-a0001.pdf

19.6 MB PDF from http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/fliers/00mgg05.html

Source: English Wikipedia, 1 April 2005 by SEWilco

This image is in the public domain because it contains materials that originally came from the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, taken or made during the course of an employee's official duties.

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