international bathymetric chart
21GEBCO — The General Bathymetric Chart of the Oceans (GEBCO) is a publicly available bathymetry of the world s oceans. The project was conceived with the aim of preparing a global series of charts showing the general shape of the seafloor. Over the years… …
22Hydrography — focuses on the measurement of physical characteristics of waters and marginal land. In the generalized usage , hydrography pertains to measurement and description of any waters. With that usage oceanography and limnology are subsets of… …
23Tide — This article is about tides in the Earth s oceans. For other uses, see Tide (disambiguation). Tidal redirects here. For other uses, see Tidal (disambiguation). High Tide redirects here. For other uses, see High Tide (disambiguation) …
24Oceanography — For the scientific journal, see Oceanography (journal). Thermohaline circulation Oceanography (compound of the Greek words ωκεανός meaning ocean and γράφω meaning to write ), also called oceanology or marine science, is the branch of Earth… …
25Rockall Bank and Trough — The Rockall Trough (Scottish Gaelic: Clais Sgeir Rocail ) is a deep water bathymetric feature to the northwest of Scotland and Ireland, running roughly from southwest to northeast, flanked on the north by the Rockall Plateau and to the south by… …
26Matthew Fontaine Maury — Matthew Fontaine Maury, USN Matthew Fontaine Maury (January 14, 1806 – February 1, 1873), United States Navy was an American astronomer, historian, oceanographer, meteorologist, cartographer, author, geologist, and educator. He was nicknamed …
27National Oceanographic Data Center — The National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC) is one of the national environmental data centers operated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) of the U.S. Department of Commerce. The main NODC facility is located in Silver …
28Topographic map — A topographic map with contour lines …
29Marine pollution — While marine pollution can be obvious, as with the marine debris shown above, it is often the pollutants that cannot be seen that cause most harm. Marine pollution occurs when harmful, or potentially harmful effects, can result from the entry… …
30Tsunami — For other uses, see Tsunami (disambiguation) …
