Global Land/Sea Flag File (5 minute grid)
Entry ID: BODC_Land_Sea_Flag

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Summary
Abstract: The land/sea flag file was created by C.K. Shum and B.E. Schutz of the
Center for Space Research, University of Texas at Austin, USA. It was
generated using the world coastline of the CIA World Data Bank I and
was first prepared in 1978 for the purpose of flagging the land/sea
status of satellite borne global altimetry data collected during the
SEASAT mission. The land/sea status of each 5' by 5'
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Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: 90.0   S: -90.0   E: 180.0   W: -180.0

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Originating Center
BODC
Data Center
British Oceanographic Data Centre, Natural Environment Research Council, United Kingdom Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://www.bodc.ac.uk/

Data Center Personnel
Name: BODC ENQUIRIES OFFICER
Phone: +44 (0) 151 795 4884
Fax: +44 (0) 151 795 4912
Email: enquiries at bodc.ac.uk
Contact Address:
British Oceanographic Data Centre
Joseph Proudman Building
6 Brownlow Street
City: Liverpool
Postal Code: L3 5DA
Country: UK
Distribution
Distribution Media: Online (FTP)
Personnel
MELANIE F. MEAUX
Role: DIF AUTHOR
Email: gsfc-gcmduso at mail.nasa.gov
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Publications/References
Shum, C.K. and Schutz, B.E. Digitized Global Land-Sea Map Data Base
and its Access Software. Center for Space Research, The University of
Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, USA.
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 1998-05-07
Last DIF Revision Date: 2003-11-05

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