While scientists have long studied currents of large eddies, the smaller ones -- called submesoscale eddies -- are notoriously difficult to detect. These currents, which range from several kilometers ...

but how they infiltrate critical ocean systems. For the study, researchers synthesized depth-profile data from 1,885 stations collected between 2014 and 2024 to map microplastic distribution ...

providing one of the most detailed maps of the bottom of the world's oceans ever created. The SWOT satellite, short for Surface Water and Ocean Topography, is a collaboration between NASA and its ...

Although we have only mapped around 25% of the sea bottom, NASA’s Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite has recently made a significant effort to shed light on that area, and it has been ...

A newly-deployed satellite has created the most-detailed map yet of the ocean floor ... of measurements from NASA's Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite mission, launched in ...

that they have discovered over 200,000 underwater hills in the most detailed map of the seafloor created using satellite radar information. The Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT ...

prompting the Ocean County sheriff to send out its drone unit to track down the unknown flights. Meanwhile, Monmouth County Sheriff Shaun Golden has released a map with sightings. He is also ...

Absolute Ocean provides web-browser based access to ocean maps. Subsea data collected for stakeholders can be shared, visualized and collaborated on in near real-time, empowering smarter decisions ...

After I first read about Tharp and had looked at images of her maps from the 1950s, ’60s, and ’70s, I turned to Google Earth for a modern glimpse of the ocean floor. I was disappointed; the oceans ...

Ocean County wants you to identify the most dangerous streets on an online interactive map. You can anonymously place pins, draw lines and write comments about why certain roads or intersections ...

By attaching video cameras to sea lions' backs, researchers are not only learning about hyper-valuable endangered species habitat, but also expanding on their ability to map the ocean floor.