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

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

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 ...

A satellite-mounted instrument has in just one year produced higher-resolution imagery of the global seafloor than that from comparable systems over the past 30 years.

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 ...

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

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 ...

The final of the ocean XPRIZE, which will see fleets of robots compete to map the largest area of seafloor inside 24 hours, will take place in deep waters off the coast of Greece. Teams will be ...

Many parts of the Florida coast remain not surveyed, with existing nautical charts relying on outdated and low-resolution ...