Territorial Agency
Oceans in Transformation
Trajectory : Indian Ocean Gyre
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Worldwide Nuclear Explosion Data
The Oklahoma Geological Survey Observatory Catalog of Nuclear Explosions; NuclearExplosions, 1945–1998
Oklahoma Geological Survey
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SIPRI Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
, FOA Sweden's Defence Research Establishment
Historical Hurricane Tracks
NOAA National Climatic Data Center’s IBTrACS International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship and NOAA National Weather Service HURDAT2
NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Glacier Database
GLIMS Global Land Ice Measurements from Space; ASTER, Landsat 7 ETM+
NSIDC National Snow and Ice Data Center
Antarctica Subglacial water flux
MODIS Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer, Airborne Radar
Le Brocq et al. 2013. Quantarctica,
Norsk Polarinstitutt
Antarctica Ice Velocity
MEaSUREs InSAR satellite interferometric synthetic-aperture radar. Version 2
Rignot, E. et al. 2017.
NASA MEaSUREs Making Earth System Data Records for Use in Research Environments Program.
NSIDC National Snow and Ice Data Center
Morphological features of Antarctica
RAMP AMM-1 SAR Synthetic Aperture Radar Image Mosaic of Antarctica, Version 2
Jezek et al., NSIDC National Snow and Ice Data Center
Sensible Zone
Ocean Bathymetry and Land Topography Range: ± 200m; Composite of SRTM30 and EU-DEM v1.1 for Land Elevations, EMODnet Bathymetry 2018 and GEBCO 2020
USGS
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EMODnet European Marine Observation and Data Network
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GEBCO General Bathymetric Chart of the Oceans
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IOC-UNESCO Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO
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EEA European Environment Agency
Sentinel 2
Sentinel 2 MSI Multispectral Instrument, [B4, B3, B2]; Monthly Composite of Sentinel-2A and Sentinel-2B Collections
Copernicus Programme, ESA
Global Surface Water
Maximum Water Extent; Derived from Landsat 5, 7 and 8 Acquisitions between 1984 and 2018; 30m Spatial Resolution
EC Joint Research Centre,Google
Global Urban Footprint
Global Mapping of Settlements; TerraSAR-X, TanDEM-X
Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt
Global Distribution of Mangroves
GLS Global Land Survey data and Landsat imagery
Giri et al. (2011)
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UNEP-WCMC UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre
Shoreline GSHHG
Global Self-Consistent, Hierarchical, High-Resolution Shoreline; WVS World Vector Shorelines, CIA WDBII World Data Bank II
NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Global Fishing Activity
Global Fishing Watch, Daily Fishing Effort; AIS Track Data
Global Fishing Watch, Bren School of Environmental Science and Management, Pristine Seas, SkyTruth, Dalhousie University, Stanford University, Google
Transhipment
Global Fishing Watch, Daily Fishing Effort; AIS Track Data
Global Fishing Watch, Bren School of Environmental Science and Management, Pristine Seas, SkyTruth, Dalhousie University, Stanford University, Google
Piracy ASAM
Anti-shipping Activity Messages Database; Aggregations and Incidents of 40 Years of Piracy
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
Shipping CMI
Cumulative human Impacts: Raw Stressor Data (2008 and 2013) Shipping Model
Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity. Halpern, B. et al. 2015
Currents GOFS
Global Ocean Forecasting System 3.1; 41-Layer HYCOM + NCODA Global 1/12° Analysis, R: -1m to 0m
J. A. Cummings and O. M. Smedstad. 2013, NOPP National Ocean Partnership Program
Marine Protected Areas
WDPA World Database on Protected Areas
UNEP United Nations Environment Programme, IUCN International Union for Conservation of Nature
Underwater cables, telecommunication cables, schematic routes
EMODnet Human Activities
European Marine Observation and Data Network
Exclusive Economic Zones
VLIMAR Gazetteer and the VLIZ Maritime Boundaries Geodatabase
marineregions.org, Flanders Marine Institute, UNCLOS United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
ISA Exploration Contracts
Exploration contracts for polymetallic nodules, polymetallic sulphides and cobalt-rich ferromanganese crusts in the deep seabed
International Seabed Authority
Marine Predator Telemetry
Habitat modelling of tracking data from multiple marine predators identifies important areas in the Southern Indian Ocean
Reisinger et al. (2017). Centre d’Etudes Biologiques de Chizé, CNRS-Université de La Rochelle
Warm Water Corals
Reefs at Risk Revisited 2011
UNEP United Nations Environment Programme, WRI World Resources Institute
Cold Water Corals
Global Distribution of Cold Water Corals 5.0
UNEP-WCMC, UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre, Freiwald A, et al. 2017
Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 search, Bathymetric Scan
Sidescan, multibeam sonar
Geoscience Australia, Australian Government
Bathymetry GMRT
MGDS GMRT Global Multi-resolution Topography Data Synthesis, High Resolution Multibeam Bathymetry Scan Synthesis v3.7, Grid Resolution of 1/20 arcminutes
National Science Foundation
Bathymetry MBBDB
Multibeam Bathymetry Database, Grid Resolution of 1/20 arcminutes
NCEI National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS National Environmental Satellite Data and Information Service , NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce
Bathymetry and Land Elevation GEBCO
GEBCO Global Bathymetric Chart of the Oceans; Compilation of Regional and Global Bathymetric and Land Elevation Surveys, Grid Resolution of 1/4 arcminutes
GEBCO, Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission
Global Distribution of Seamounts and Knolls
Based on 30-second bathymetry data. Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers 58: 442-453.
Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London
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NIWA National Institute of Water & Atmospheric Research, New Zealand