Nothing makes my little heart go pitter-patter like a new data set. And the new General Bathymetric Chart of the Oceans (GEBCO) does not disappoint. Let’s…
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Tag: seafloor
The EPR Chronicles V
For background on the EPR Chronicles, see this post. The expedition was also recorded online at the Field Museum during this time (before science blogs!) and includes dispatches,…
View More The EPR Chronicles VDeep Sea 101: Introduction and What Is the Deep Sea?
This semester I am teaching a full on lecture course in Deep Sea Biology at my institution. It is a great opportunity for me and…
View More Deep Sea 101: Introduction and What Is the Deep Sea?Anatomy of an ecological catastrophe: what to expect in the deep Gulf of Mexico
The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is now over a month in duration and continues to worsen. Estimates of the total oil flowing…
View More Anatomy of an ecological catastrophe: what to expect in the deep Gulf of MexicoHow much better is Google Earth’s new seafloor
The download of Google Earth 5.0 to Mac OS X is painless, as expected. Ocean lovers will be delighted with the improved seafloor topography. It’s…
View More How much better is Google Earth’s new seafloorGoogle’s Ocean is trickling in
Deep Sea News “field correspondent” and good friend Wallace J Nichols is posting links to the first real evidence of Google Earth enhancements. Click here…
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