but her work is really about seafloor spreading, which occurs at the mid-ocean ridges that she was the first to map,” says ...

The Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) mission instruments have allowed for the clearest satellite-produced map of the ...

Starting with a historical summary of seafloor exploration and the developing technologies used to study this extreme environment, it then describes the distinctive geologic components of the Earth's ...

A map depicting the region where the discovery of an ancient seafloor was made. Credit must be given to the creator. Only noncommercial uses of the work are permitted. Adaptations must be shared ...

detailed maps of the seafloor and historic dives to the deepest parts of the ocean in submersibles. In college, I was introduced to the wonders of geology and how the spreading seafloor was one ...

Standard topological mapping using acoustic sensors struggles ... this very rich data on sub-seafloor geology,” says Kitoh. The system generates its beam by interacting two higher-frequency ...

In 1998, the SHIPS (Seismic Hazards Investigation in Puget Sound) program acquired seismic reflection data through Puget Sound as part of a large survey aimed at mapping the subsurface ... variation ...

Improved maps of the seafloor are essential to safe navigation, protecting the marine environment and helping us understand Earth’s climate and geological history. Features of the ocean floor ...

Saildrone has secured a $1.66 million contract to map 2,817 square kilometers of seafloor in the Gulf of Mexico as part of ...

Many parts of the Florida coast remain not surveyed, with existing nautical charts relying on outdated and low-resolution ...