GIS-technology in creation of seamounts catalog and GIS-model of the Fe-Co-Mn CRUST on the seamounts (Magellan seamount Pacific ocean).

№3 (2014)

Chesalova E.I.

Abstract

There are more than 200 thousands seamounts, atolls and islands in theWorld Ocean. Investigation of its relief gives scientists big opportunities in exploration of ocean volcanism and underwater ore deposits. Known seamount catalogs do not give enough information for mathematical analysis ofspatial-time regularities in seamount distributionIn order to solve this problem we have developed the algorithm of seamount recognition from bathymetric data and their morphometric characteristics calculation.GIS-technology and bathymetric data GEBCO_08 (http://www.gebco.net) has been used for this calculation. The study of seamount’s morphometric characteristic salso has applied relevance. More than half century has passed after the discovery of iron-manganese ores on the surface of underwater mountains. GIS tools have been used to analyze spatial correlation of ore-crust distribution with different morphometric characteristics.

Section: Application of GIS technologies

Keywords: geoinformation system, morphological analysis, Fe-Mn crusts.