Alvin, the nation's only deep-diving research submersible capable of carrying humans to the
seafloor, achieved its 5,000th dive on Nov.
Side-scan sonars emit pulses down towards the
seafloor across a wide-angle while being towed from a boat.
As Thomas Frederikse of the Delft University of Technology says, "The Earth itself is not a rigid sphere, it's a deforming ball." Frederikse recently led research that found another instance of this phenomenon: the water deposited into the oceans by melting glaciers and ice sheets is pushing down the
seafloor in some locations, which consequently is causing miscalculations of rising sea levels.
The organization released footage of part of the
seafloor in the Antarctic where humans have never been, (http://www.greenpeace.org/usa/news/greenpeace-submarine-captures-rare-footage-of-the-antarctic-seafloor-carpeted-with-life/) said a release from Greenpeace International.
It is common knowledge that the most exciting geologic discoveries related to plate tectonics happened deep on the ocean
seafloor. Most middle school students make paper models to demonstrate
seafloor spreading and recall the basics while watching videos on Discovery Education.
A new comprehensive map of Earth's
seafloor reveals never-before-seen features hidden deep below the waves, including thousands of uncharted underwater mountains.
Washington, May 28 ( ANI ): Two of the world's leading
Seafloor mapping experts have created an illustration of a new zone, where the tragic MH370 aircraft could lie on the
seafloor.
23 September 2013 - Norway-based marine geophysical group Petroleum Geo-Services ASA (OTCMKTS:PGSVY), or PGS, on Monday said it would invest in sector firm
Seafloor Geophysical Solutions AS (SGS), securing exclusive rights to market SGSa[euro](tm) node services in Brazil.
University of Southampton's Institute of Sound and Vibration Research is to collaborate with the National Oceanography Centre (NOC), also in Southampton, to develop an instrument capable of measuring
seafloor methane gas, which if released, could contribute to climate change.