Sea floor geology is far simpler than the geology of the continents because erosion rates are lower and also because the continents have suffered multiple collisions associated with the opening and closing of ocean basins.
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If that leak is big enough it provides an energy source for microbes who can capture it use it and pass it on to other organisms.
It can be said that the satellite altimetry is unique among ocean remote sensing techniques because it provides us with much more information on the earth s gravitational field.
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A new synthesis of seafloor topography from google earth allows us to see detailed views of deep ocean floor.
The shape and the structure of the ocean floor the integrated heat and the salt content of the ocean and the geostrophic ocean currents than any other remote sensing.
An international scientific team recently published a new map of the ocean floor based on earth s gravity field and it is a particularly useful tool.
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Such seafloor maps can aid submariners and ship captains with navigation particularly in previously uncharted areas.
So instead of depending on sonar researchers looked to something else.
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Methane seeps are areas where methane leaks from vast reservoirs deep in the ocean mud.
Using existing satellite data of the ocean researchers searched for gravity anomalies as measured by sea surface.
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Satellite imagery may also be used to map features in the water such as coral reefs.