Seafloor Topography Map Of Ocean Floor Depths

Developing a relief map of the hawaiian seafloor.
Seafloor topography map of ocean floor depths. For 83 blocks of seafloor each stretching 3 nautical miles from the shoreline ten different maps are being made of the bathymetry underwater topography as seen in the color shaded relief map. Ocean topography off the southeast portion of the united states. Detailed depth contours provide the size shape and distribution of underwater features. Continental shelf 300 feet continental slope 300 10 000 feet abyssal plain 10 000 feet abyssal hill 3 000 feet up from the abyssal plain seamount 6 000 feet.
3 d visualization map of the charleston bump. A marine gravity map of the north atlantic ocean red dots show locations of earthquakes with magnitude 5 5 and they highlight the present day location of the seafloor spreading ridges and. The map serves as a tool for performing scientific engineering marine geophysical and environmental studies that are required in the development of energy and marine resources. Web browser map 4 300 x 3 146 jpeg image metric version english version printable wall map 8 600 x 6 292 jpeg image metric version english version map with no labels or legend 8 400 x 5 942 jpeg image base map for an article about the map go to.
The following features are shown at example depths to scale though each feature has a considerable range at which it may occur. Topographic maps of the sea floor. This graphic shows several ocean floor features on a scale from 0 35 000 feet below sea level. Scientists used multibeam bathymetric data to create a 3 d view of a portion of the charleston bump.
The ocean floors contain dramatic landscapes volcanic ridges lofty peaks wide plains and deep valleys. A topographic representation of the sea floor around the charleston bump. Thanks to a new synthesis of seafloor topography released through google earth. Researchers have built a detailed map of the ocean floor s topography by using satellites to spot subtle watery lumps on the ocean s surface.
A 1 4 billion pixel map of the gulf of mexico seafloor.