Contents

• • • ACRONYMS
    • PREFACE
      • AUTHORSHIP
      • HOW TO READ THIS REPORT
      • ACNOWLEDGMENTS
• Contents
• List of Figures
• List of Tables
• INTRODUCTION
  • THE PROJECT
  • GEOLOGICAL SETTING
  • OCEANOGRAPHIC SETTING
  • METHODOLOGICAL ISSUES
    • BATHYMETRIC AND GEOPHYSICAL SURVEYING
    • DATA PROCESSING
• CRUISE TIR96
  • SCIENTIFIC PARTY AND INSTITUTIONS
  • CRUISE SUMMARY
  • MARINE OPERATIONS
  • MATERIALS AND METHODS
    • POSITIONING AND NAVIGATION
    • SWATH BATHYMETRY
    • GEOPHYSICS
    • COMPUTING FACILITIES AND ON BOARD DATA PROCESSING
  • RESULTS
• CRUISE TIR99
  • SCIENTIFIC PARTY AND INSTITUTIONS
  • CRUISE SUMMARY
  • MARINE OPERATIONS
  • MATERIALS AND METHODS
    • POSITIONING AND NAVIGATION
    • SWATH BATHYMETRY
    • GEOPHYSICS
    • COMPUTING FACILITIES AND ON BOARD DATA PROCESSING
  • RESULTS
• DATA PROCESSING
  • SWATH BATHYMETRY DATA PROCESSING AND ORGANIZATION
    • DEPTH PROCESSING
    • CARTOGRAPHY AND DTM
    • DATA DIRECTORY ORGANIZATION
• CONCLUSIONS
• Bibliography
• APPENDIXES
  • DATA PROCESSING COOKBOOK
    • GMT DTM PRODUCTION
    • DTM RENDERING
    • NAVIGATION DATA
    • MAGNETIC DATA
    • STD DATA
  • GRAVIMETER CALIBRATION AND OPERATIONS - TIR99
  • METEROLOGICAL CONDITIONS DURING CRUISE TIR99
  • NAVIGATION SYSTEM TIME DELAYS DURING CRUISE TIR99
  • EXPENDABLE PROBES LAUNCHED DURING CRUISE TIR99
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