bathymetry study of the ocean floor and its contours originally done by lowering a line over ship...

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Bathymetry Study of the ocean floor and its contours Originally done by lowering a line over ship with a heavy weight Echo Sounder used a powerful sound pulse that bounced off the bottom and then detected the bounce back. Multibeam Systems integrate several pulses allowing for the a continuous sampling of the seafloor Satellite Altimetry is now used to map the seafloor.

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Bathymetry

• Study of the ocean floor and its contours• Originally done by lowering a line over ship

with a heavy weight• Echo Sounder used a powerful sound pulse

that bounced off the bottom and then detected the bounce back.

• Multibeam Systems integrate several pulses allowing for the a continuous sampling of the seafloor

• Satellite Altimetry is now used to map the seafloor.

Geological Provinces

Active vs. Passive Continental Margins

Convergent vs Divergent Boundaries

Hydrothermal Vents

Spreading Ridges

Deep Ocean Trenches