References and acknowledgements

The work reported here would not have been possible without the cooperative efforts of the captains and crew of the RV Polarstern.

Depth editing, DTM modeling, GIS processing and cartography

Martin Klenke

Data processing

O. Böhne, N. Cherkis, B. Dallmeier-Tießen, T. Döscher, J. Focke, T. Hartmann, K. Heidland, M. Klenke, U. Lenk, J. Monk, F. Niederjasper, B. M. Powitz, V. Sackmann, H. W. Schenke, T. Schöne, K. Völker & L. Wanninger.
 

Data capture

• ARK-II/4 (1984):    N. Cherkis, H. W. Schenke
• ARK-III/2 (1985):    K. Heidland, B. M. Powitz, L. Wanninger
• ARK-III/3 (1985):    N. Cherkis, K. Heidland, B. M. Powitz, L. Wanninger
• ARK-IV/1 (1987):    F. Niederjasper, J. Focke
• ARK-IV/3 (1987):    K. Heidland
• ARK-VII/3a (1990):    J. Dreyer, R. Laing, J. Monk, F. Niederjasper, H.W. Schenke, K. Völker
• ARK-VIII/3 (1991):    T. Schöne, T. Döscher
• ARK-XI/2 (1995):    U. Lenk, J. Monk, V. Sackmann
• ARK-XIII/3 (1997):    K. Heidland, O. Böhne, B. Dallmeier-Tießen

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