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NOAA NGDC GLOBE topo: elevation data

elevation from NOAA NGDC GLOBE: Gridded 1-km, quality controlled global Digital Elevation Model (DEM) data from the Global Land One-km Base Elevation (GLOBE) Project.

Independent Variables (Grids)

Longitude
grid: /X (degree_east) periodic (179.9958W) to (179.9958E) by 0.008333334 N= 43200 pts :grid
Latitude
grid: /Y (degree_north) ordered (89.99583N) to (89.99583S) by 0.008333334 N= 21600 pts :grid

Other Info

bufferwordsize
2
CE
8752
CS
0
datatype
shortarraytype
maxncolor
254
missing_value
-32768
scale_max
8752
scale_min
0
units
m
standard units*
meter
colorscale

References

Hastings, David A., and Paula K. Dunbar, 1999. Global Land One-kilometer Base Elevation (GLOBE) Digital Elevation Model, Documentation, Volume 1.0. Key to Geophysical Records Documentation (KGRD) 34. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Geophysical Data Center, 325 Broadway, Boulder, Colorado 80303, U.S.A.

Last updated: Fri, 29 Sep 2006 02:02:14 GMT