Ping Ocean Floor Antartic

Because the undersea topography influences sea ice ocean currents and marine life the digital map will help researchers who model antarctic processes jan erik arndt an editor on the project.

Ping ocean floor antartic.

Scientists have for the first time discovered the first active leak of methane gas from the sea floor in antarctica. Widespread active methane seepage was reported off the sub antarctic island of south georgia in 2014 a first for the southern ocean. For comparison the average depth of the ocean is about 12 100 feet or 2 3 miles according to noaa. The lights from the largest research station in antarctica.

Antarctica the world s southernmost continent is almost wholly covered by an ice sheet and is about 5 5 million square miles 14 2 million square km in size. It is divided into east antarctica largely composed of a high ice covered plateau and west antarctica an archipelago of ice covered mountainous islands. While the icy continent is known the world over for its white landscapes and distinctive wildlife scientists have. The thwaites glacier is often considered one of the most important when it comes to changes in sea level but it has been little studied.

But that s really a different oceanographic area than the. It is a process that s likely to accelerate the process of global heating. A night view of mcmurdo station on ross island as it experiences 24 hours of darkness in the middle of winter on june 6 2015. A new expedition hopes to change that.

Researchers have uncovered a rarely seen antarctic gem on the ocean floor.