Our knowledge of the depth and shape of the Arctic Ocean floor – its bathymetry – is insufficient. Owing to year-round sea-ice coverage and the cost of research in this remote region, much of the ...

An international team of researchers has published the most detailed submarine map of the Artic Ocean. The study, which counts on the participation of the experts Miquel Canals, José Luis Casamor and ...

Accompanying volume titled: Supporting volume to the GEBCO digital atlas (1997 supplement) / by Meirion T. Jones, Andrew R. Tabor & Pauline Weatherall; intended to supplement Supporting volume issued ...

TOKYO, Japan, January 15, 2022 (ENS) – Much has changed since the early days of oceanic bathymetry, the study of the seafloor, when simple soundings were taken by hand with a rope and weight. Today, ...

With the second version of the International Bathymetric Chart of the Southern Ocean (IBCSO v2), an international group of researchers recently presented the best and most detailed seafloor map of the ...

This image from Seabed 2030 shows how much of the seafloor has been mapped, with black areas representing places without data yet. Vicki Ferrini For nearly a decade, scientists at Monterey Bay’s ...

BrianR at Clastic Detritus brought my attention to a new wonderful bathymetric map of the globe. Despite his questionable loyalty to volcanoes, Brian knows a good map when he sees one and I agree that ...

Marine scientists often feel like they’re fumbling in the dark. The global ocean covers about 71 per cent of our planet and is central to life as it exists on Earth. But only about 20 per cent of the ...

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