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How to manipulate large sheet files: SURFER !

In Excel, the maximum worksheet size is 1048576 rows by 16384 columns. It means that large files, typically gridded files are hard to manipulate. https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/excel-specifications-and-limits-1672b34d-7043-467e-8e27-269d656771c3 A possible solution is to use SURFER, particularly the worksheet. SURFER is not free and… How to manipulate large sheet files: SURFER !

Resolution of bathymetric maps

I often see gridded maps with a supposed resolution of 100m, even 5m in some cases ! Let’s be clear: it’s almost impossible. I will explain why with an example based on gebco bathymetric data. On the gebco website it… Resolution of bathymetric maps