Sample Bathymetry for the Gulf of Mexico

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 0.1^o, or 6' resolution, and the bottom image shows the same bathymetry used in a 0.25^o or 12' resolution model.

	Real Bathymetry
	Bathymetry used in 0.1o model
	Bathymetry used in 0.25o model

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