Looking at your image I am wondering if there are a lot of surface nodes that aren't actually on the top surface?
Cut a small section through the white area with a marquee or even a section line and have a close look to see if the nodes are all at the top surface level.
Take a copy of your mesh and cut it into small sections with the split tool to see if that makes any difference.
Maybe smaller meshes will be better than one big one.
Barry.
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