The International Bathymetric Chart of the Arctic Ocean Version 5.0

Martin Jakobsson; Rezwan Mohammad; Marcus Karlsson; Silvia Salas-Romero; Florian Vacek; Florian Heinze; Caroline Bringensparr; Carlos F. Castro; Paul Johnson; Juliet Kinney; Sara Cardigos; Michael Bogonko; Daniela Accettella; David Amblas; Lu An; Aileen Bohan; Angelika Brandt; Stefan Bünz; Miquel Canals; José Luis Casamor; Bernard Coakley; Natalie Cornish; Seth Danielson; Maurizio Demarte; Davide Di Franco; Mary Lynn Dickson; Boris Dorschel; Julian A. Dowdeswell; Simon Dreutter; Alice C. Fremand; John K. Hall; Bryan Hally; David Holland; Jon Kuk Hong; Roberta Ivaldi; Paul C. Knutz; Diana W. Krawczyk; Yngve Kristofferson; Galderic Lastras; Caroline Leck; Renata G. Lucchi; Giuseppe Masetti; Mathieu Morlighem; Julia Muchowski; Tove Nielsen; Riko Noormets; Andreia Plaza-Faverola; Megan M. Prescott; Autun Purser; Tine L. Rasmussen; Michele Rebesco; Eric Rignot; Søren Rysgaard; Anna Silyakova; Pauline Snoeijs-Leijonmalm; Aqqaluk Sørensen; Fiammetta Straneo; David A. Sutherland; Alex J. Tate; Paola Travaglini; Nicole Trenholm; Esmee van Wijk; Luke Wallace; Josh K. Willis; Michael Wood; Mark Zimmermann; Karl B. Zinglersen; Larry Mayer

doi:10.1038/s41597-024-04278-w

The International Bathymetric Chart of the Arctic Ocean Version 5.0

Martin Jakobsson
, Rezwan Mohammad
, Marcus Karlsson
, Silvia Salas-Romero
, Florian Vacek
, Florian Heinze
, Caroline Bringensparr
, Carlos F. Castro
, Paul Johnson
, Juliet Kinney
, Sara Cardigos
, Michael Bogonko
, Daniela Accettella
, David Amblas
, Lu An
, Aileen Bohan
, Angelika Brandt
, Stefan Bünz
, Miquel Canals
, José Luis Casamor

Bernard Coakley, Natalie Cornish, Seth Danielson, Maurizio Demarte, Davide Di Franco, Mary Lynn Dickson, Boris Dorschel, Julian A. Dowdeswell, Simon Dreutter, Alice C. Fremand, John K. Hall, Bryan Hally, David Holland, Jon Kuk Hong, Roberta Ivaldi, Paul C. Knutz, Diana W. Krawczyk, Yngve Kristofferson, Galderic Lastras, Caroline Leck, Renata G. Lucchi, Giuseppe Masetti, Mathieu Morlighem, Julia Muchowski, Tove Nielsen, Riko Noormets, Andreia Plaza-Faverola, Megan M. Prescott, Autun Purser, Tine L. Rasmussen, Michele Rebesco, Eric Rignot, Søren Rysgaard, Anna Silyakova, Pauline Snoeijs-Leijonmalm, Aqqaluk Sørensen, Fiammetta Straneo, David A. Sutherland, Alex J. Tate, Paola Travaglini, Nicole Trenholm, Esmee van Wijk, Luke Wallace, Josh K. Willis, Michael Wood, Mark Zimmermann, Karl B. Zinglersen, Larry Mayer

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Knowledge about seafloor depth, or bathymetry, is crucial for various marine activities, including scientific research, offshore industry, safety of navigation, and ocean exploration. Mapping the central Arctic Ocean is challenging due to the presence of perennial sea ice, which limits data collection to icebreakers, submarines, and drifting ice stations. The International Bathymetric Chart of the Arctic Ocean (IBCAO) was initiated in 1997 with the goal of updating the Arctic Ocean bathymetric portrayal. The project team has since released four versions, each improving resolution and accuracy. Here, we present IBCAO Version 5.0, which offers a resolution four times as high as Version 4.0, with 100 × 100 m grid cells compared to 200 × 200 m. Over 25% of the Arctic Ocean is now mapped with individual depth soundings, based on a criterion that considers water depth. Version 5.0 also represents significant advancements in data compilation and computing techniques. Despite these improvements, challenges such as sea-ice cover and political dynamics still hinder comprehensive mapping.

Original language	English
Article number	1420
Number of pages	22
Journal	Scientific data
Volume	11
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-024-04278-w
Publication status	Published - Dec 2024

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Jakobsson, M., Mohammad, R., Karlsson, M., Salas-Romero, S., Vacek, F., Heinze, F., Bringensparr, C., Castro, C. F., Johnson, P., Kinney, J., Cardigos, S., Bogonko, M., Accettella, D., Amblas, D., An, L., Bohan, A., Brandt, A., Bünz, S., Canals, M., ... Mayer, L. (2024). The International Bathymetric Chart of the Arctic Ocean Version 5.0. Scientific data, 11(1), Article 1420. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-024-04278-w

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