Global morphological characterisation of modern asymmetric submarine channels

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This dataset provides a global morphometric characterisation of 24 modern (non-buried) asymmetric submarine channels from 15 locations worldwide. Morphometric measurements were performed on bathymetric maps automatically using Python script to support consistency. For each channel, multiple cross-sections were extracted along the thalweg, and a suite of parameters was calculated for each cross-section, including: width, left and right widths, width symmetry, relief, left and right margin relief, relief symmetry, water depth, slope along the thalweg, sinuosity, local sinuosity, straight length of channel, length along thalweg, relief-to-width ratio (R/W), latitude, and slope angles of channel margins. The dataset also documents the sources and resolution of bathymetric data used in the calculations, ensuring transparency and reproducibility. This dataset provides a basis for global comparative analyses of channel asymmetry, supports evaluation of processes shaping deep-sea channel evolution, and offers reference data for modelling sediment transport and channel development. This compilation aims to support geomorphic, sedimentological, and marine geoscience research by providing the first coordinated global dataset of asymmetry metrics for submarine channels.

Identifier
DOI https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.988633
Related Identifier References https://github.com/lemniskata08/Submarine_channels_morphometry
Related Identifier References https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.5955469
Related Identifier IsDerivedFrom https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.938459
Related Identifier IsDerivedFrom https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.860483
Related Identifier IsDerivedFrom https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.900980
Metadata Access https://ws.pangaea.de/oai/provider?verb=GetRecord&metadataPrefix=datacite4&identifier=oai:pangaea.de:doi:10.1594/PANGAEA.988633
Provenance
Creator Lagunova, Nadezhda ORCID logo; Miramontes, Elda ORCID logo; Schwenk, Tilmann ORCID logo; Spieß, Volkhard; Bohrmann, Gerhard ORCID logo
Publisher PANGAEA
Publication Year 2026
Funding Reference German Research Foundation https://doi.org/10.13039/501100001659 Crossref Funder ID 509877600 https://gepris.dfg.de/gepris/projekt/509877600 Submarine gravity flows entrained by ocean circulation: Processes and related sedimentary products – SWEPT
Rights Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International; Data access is restricted (moratorium, sensitive data, license constraints); https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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Representation
Resource Type Dataset
Format text/tab-separated-values
Size 25574 data points
Discipline Earth System Research
Spatial Coverage (-54.000W, -90.000S, 28.059E, 90.000N)
Temporal Coverage Begin 2013-12-09T00:00:00Z
Temporal Coverage End 2018-11-18T00:00:00Z