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Ocean Exploration and Research : Sea-Floor Mapping

EXPLORERS OF THE OCEAN FLOOR -- For the first time, a complete vertical section of the ocean floor is being obtained. (Added: 15-May-2003 Hits: 800 Rating: 1.00 Votes: 2) Rate It

How do Satellites Measure the Oceans? -- Provides a description of oceanographic satellite and how they take measurements of the ocean. (Added: 6-Jun-2003 Hits: 601 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) Rate It

New 3-D sonar puts ocean floor in sharper relief -- "Using a joystick, the fishermen were able to fly through seascapes they had fished their whole lives, seeing rocks and crannies as small as seven or 10 feet across, and finding likely scallop habitats hidden on the hilly terrain more than 300 feet below the surface." (Added: 20-May-2003 Hits: 592 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) Rate It

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