Citing GMT¶

If you feel it is appropriate, you may consider paying us back by citing our articles on GMT and technical papers on algorithms when you publish papers containing results or illustrations obtained using GMT. When in doubt, please cite the latest paper. Furthermore, you are welcome to cite the specific version you have used in your work.

GMT versions:

• latest / all GMT versions

• GMT 6.6.0

• GMT 6.5.0

• GMT 6.4.0

• GMT 6.3.0

• GMT 6.2.0

• GMT 6.1.1

• GMT 6.1

• GMT 6

The articles on GMT are:

• GMT 6: Wessel, P., Luis, J. F., Uieda, L., Scharroo, R., Wobbe, F., Smith, W. H. F., & Tian, D. (2019). The Generic Mapping Tools Version 6. Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 20(11), 5556–5564. https://doi.org/10.1029/2019GC008515

• GMT Animation: Wessel, P., Esteban, F., & Delaviel-Anger, G. (2024). The Generic Mapping Tools and Animations for the Masses. Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 25(6). https://doi.org/10.1029/2024GC011545

• Origin of GMT: Wessel, P. (2024). The origins of the generic mapping tools: From table tennis to geoscience. Perspectives of Earth and Space Scientists, 5(1), e2023CN000231. https://doi.org/10.1029/2023CN000231

• GMT/MATLAB: Wessel, P., & Luis, J. F. (2017). The GMT/MATLAB Toolbox. Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 18(2), 811–823. https://doi.org/10.1002/2016GC006723

• GMT 5: Wessel, P., Smith, W. H. F., Scharroo, R., Luis, J., & Wobbe, F. (2013). Generic Mapping Tools: Improved Version Released. EOS, Transactions American Geophysical Union, 94(45), 409–410. https://doi.org/10.1002/2013EO450001

• GMT 3.1: Wessel, P., & Smith, W. H. F. (1998). New, improved version of generic mapping tools released. EOS, Transactions American Geophysical Union, 79(47), 579–579. https://doi.org/10.1029/98EO00426

• GMT 3.0: Wessel, P., & Smith, W. H. F. (1995). New version of the generic mapping tools. EOS, Transactions American Geophysical Union, 76(33), 329–329. https://doi.org/10.1029/95EO00198

• GMT 2: Wessel, P., & Smith, W. H. F. (1991). Free software helps map and display data. EOS, Transactions American Geophysical Union, 72(41), 441–446. https://doi.org/10.1029/90EO00319

Some GMT modules are based on algorithms we have developed and published separately, such as:

• Kim, S.-S., & Wessel, P. (2008). Directional median filtering for regional‐residual separation of bathymetry. Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 9(3), 2007GC001850. https://doi.org/10.1029/2007GC001850 [dimfilter]

• Luis, J. F., & Miranda, J. M. (2008). Reevaluation of magnetic chrons in the North Atlantic between 35°N and 47°N: Implications for the formation of the Azores Triple Junction and associated plateau. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 113(B10), 2007JB005573. https://doi.org/10.1029/2007JB005573 [grdredpol, potential supplement]

• Smith, W. H. F., & Wessel, P. (1990). Gridding with continuous curvature splines in tension. Geophysics, 55(3), 293–305. https://doi.org/10.1190/1.1442837 [surface]

• Wessel, P. (2010). Tools for analyzing intersecting tracks: The x2sys package. Computers & Geosciences, 36(3), 348–354. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cageo.2009.05.009 [x2sys supplement]

• Wessel, P. (2009). A general-purpose Green’s function-based interpolator. Computers & Geosciences, 35(6), 1247–1254. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cageo.2008.08.012 [greenspline]

• Wessel, P., & Becker, J. M. (2008). Interpolation using a generalized Green’s function for a spherical surface spline in tension. Geophysical Journal International, 174(1), 21–28. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-246X.2008.03829.x [greenspline]