Open AccessSouthern Ocean mapping program restarts
Author(s) -
Ott Norbert,
Schenke Hans Werner
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
eos, transactions american geophysical union
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2007eo310003
Subject(s) - bathymetry , metadata , chart , geography , computer science , oceanography , library science , cartography , geology , world wide web , statistics , mathematics
The International Bathymetric Chart of the Southern Ocean (IBCSO) mapping program restarted at the end of 2006 after a 2‐year break. The program is based at the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research, in Bremerhaven, Germany. Since the program restarted, some important topics have been revised and updated: New bathymetric data are being collected by various cruises with R/V Polarstern ; new expeditions are being planned and have been carried out to Antarctic waters; a mailing list for improved communication is being established at the National Geophysical Data Center; the IBCSO expert group is being revitalized; and the conceptual design and implementation of the program's geo‐database and metadata structure conceptual design and implementation are under way.