HomeTerms of Use
Use of data obtained from the Marine Geoscience Data System (MGDS) is for non-commercial purposes only.
You may browse freely, but you may not circulate or publish materials you obtained from this site if you do not accept the terms of providing adequate citation.
Users are strongly encouraged to contact the original investigators responsible for data made available on this site. Where appropriate, researchers are also encouraged to consider collaboration and/or co-authorship with original investigators.
This web site is designed for both public and academic use. However, appropriate acknowledgment with a byline/credit/link must be given to both the original scientists/data contributors by reference to their relevant publications and to the Marine Geoscience Data System (MGDS; www.marine-geo.org). Where citation information has been provided to us by scientists it is included with the relevant database entries, and should be acknowledged when data are used.
This information is not intended for navigation purposes.
Appropriate Citations for the MGDS
For use of the Ridge 2000 and MARGINS Data Portals of the MGDS, an appropriate reference is:
- Carbotte, S.M., R. Arko, D.N. Chayes, W. Haxby, K. Lehnert, S. O'Hara, W.B.F. Ryan, R.A. Weissel, T. Shipley, L. Gahagan, K. Johnson, T. Shank (2004), New Integrated Data Management System for Ridge2000 and MARGINS Research, Eos Trans. AGU, 85(51), 553, doi:10.1029/2004EO510002.
For use of the Global Multi-Resolution Topography (GMRT) synthesis, an appropriate reference is:
- Ryan, W. B. F., S.M. Carbotte, J. Coplan, S. O'Hara, A. Melkonian, R. Arko, R.A. Weissel, V. Ferrini, A. Goodwillie, F. Nitsche, J. Bonczkowski, and R. Zemsky (2010), Global Multi-Resolution Topography (GMRT) synthesis data set, Geochem. Geophys. Geosyst., 10, Q03014, doi:10.1029/2008GC002332.
- Data doi: 10.1594/IEDA.0001000
For use of the Antarctic and Southern Ocean Data Portal of the MGDS, an appropriate reference is:
- Carbotte, S.M., W.B.F. Ryan, S. O’Hara, R. Arko, A. Goodwillie, A. Melkonian, R.A. Weissel, V.L. Ferrini, Antarctic Multibeam Bathymetry and Geophysical Data Synthesis: An On-Line Digital Data Resource for Marine Geoscience Research in the Southern Ocean, U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2007-1047, doi:10.3133/of2007-1047.srp002, 2007.
Accuracy
Because much of the data are legacy in nature, we make no claims to accuracy of the data identification, acquisition parameters, processing methods, navigation, or database entries. We ask that you notify us immediately of any errors or incomplete entries that you discover, and we will make every effort to correct them. We are always receptive to contributions of data and metadata.
Proprietary Data
The site contains both public and proprietary data. Generally, access to proprietary data is by mutual agreement and depends on terms and conditions of the original acquisition project.
Acknowledgement
The Marine Geoscience Data System is supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF).