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.
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
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
]