Oct 14, 2011

Multibeam Sonar Can Map Undersea Gas Seeps to Gain Understanding of Ocean Environments

A technology commonly used to map the bottom of the deep ocean can also detect gas seeps in the water column -- a conceptual “column” of water from surface to the seafloor -- with remarkably high fidelity.  Read more

Posted in: Engineering & Physical Sciences, Marine & Ocean Sciences, Research Development & Communications, Research Spotlight
Tags: 2011, CCOM, Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping, gas seeps, multibeam sonar, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, NOAA, Tom Weber