In the table below, the first image is the "real" bathymetry, taken from the Smith and Sandwell 2' bathymetric database. The middle image shows the bathymetry used in a model with 0.1o, or 6' resolution, and the bottom image shows the same bathymetry used in a 0.25o or 12' resolution model.
Real Bathymetry
POP 0.1o bathymetry
POCM 0.25o bathymetry

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