Topographic Map Pacific Ocean Floor
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Topographic map pacific ocean floor. Thanks to a new synthesis of seafloor topography released through google earth you can now see detailed views of deep ocean floor. The california ocean protection council copc authorized funds to establish the csmp in 2007 and assembled a team of experts from state and federal agencies academia and private industry to develop the best approach to mapping and classifying coastal and marine geologic habitats while at the same time updating all nautical charts. In comparison its largest zonal distance between the gulf of mexico and the coast of. Hr davidson seamount off the coast of central california usa.
The relationship of davidson seamount to monterey bay and the coast. Topographic maps of the sea floor. Map showing the location and topography of seamount x and forecast. These lumps of water which are subtle low and.
Coral reef studies the usgs has active projects in mamala bay oahuthat need accurate bathymetric maps to help unravel the fate of sedimentthat has been transported across the reefs and onto the insular slope. Northwest pacific from guam to iwo jima. Detailed depth contours provide the size shape and distribution of underwater features. The ocean floors contain dramatic landscapes volcanic.
Hr map of two peaks on the ne end of davidson seamount. Initiated in 2008 the csmp has collected bathymetry underwater topography and backscatter data providing insight into the geologic makeup of the seafloor. Be careful when interpreting this diagram and others like it because in order to show the various features clearly the vertical axis is exaggerated in this case by about 200 times. Marine sanctuary studies the national oceanographic and atmosphericadministration noaa has recently established the hawaiian humpback whalenational marine sanctuary between the islands of maui molokai lanai andoahu.
Rov tiburon tracklines of the 2002 expedition to davidson seamount with coral locations. The map serves as a tool for performing scientific engineering marine geophysical and environmental studies that are required in the development of energy and marine resources. First of all the atlantic ocean extends both into the arctic and antarctic regions giving it a total meridional extent if the atlantic part of the southern ocean is included of over 21 000 km from bering strait through the arctic mediterranean sea to the antarctic continent. Hr satellite altimetry data of the western pacific from the equator to japan.
10 911 m 35 797 ft. 64 000 000 sq mi 165 000 000 sq km. The recently collected em. Now accurate bathymetric maps exist for this large area to.
Bottom topography several outstanding topographic features distinguish the atlantic ocean from the pacific and indian oceans. This super detailed map of the ocean floor s topography is based on satellite measurements of subtle lumps on the ocean s surface.