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  2. Bathymetry - Wikipedia

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    Bathymetry (/ b ə ˈ θ ɪ m ə t r i /; from Ancient Greek βαθύς (bathús) 'deep' and μέτρον (métron) 'measure') [1] [2] is the study of underwater depth of ocean floors (seabed topography), lake floors, or river floors. In other words, bathymetry is the underwater equivalent to hypsometry or topography.

  3. Bathymetric chart - Wikipedia

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    A bathymetric chart is a type of isarithmic map that depicts the submerged bathymetry and physiographic features of ocean and sea bottoms. [1] Their primary purpose is to provide detailed depth contours of ocean topography as well as provide the size, shape and distribution of underwater features.

  4. General Bathymetric Chart of the Oceans - Wikipedia

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    The General Bathymetric Chart of the Oceans (GEBCO) is a publicly available bathymetric chart of the world's oceans. The project was conceived with the aim of preparing a global series of charts showing the general shape of the seafloor. Over the years it has become a reference map of the bathymetry of the world's oceans for scientists and others.

  5. Satellite-derived bathymetry - Wikipedia

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    Satellite-derived bathymetry (SDB) is the calculation of shallow water depth from active or passive satellite imaging sensors. The technology requires a sensor (hardware) and relevant algorithms (software) to derive bathymetric measurements from the data recorded by the sensor.

  6. Bathometer - Wikipedia

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    Bathymetry – Study of underwater depth of lake or ocean floors Depth sounding – Measuring the depths of a body of water Echo sounding – Measuring the depth of water by transmitting sound waves into water and timing the return

  7. Depth sounding - Wikipedia

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    A sailor and a man on shore, both sounding the depth with a line. Depth sounding, often simply called sounding, is measuring the depth of a body of water.Data taken from soundings are used in bathymetry to make maps of the floor of a body of water, such as the seabed topography.

  8. Hydrographic survey - Wikipedia

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    The General Bathymetric Chart of the Oceans (GEBCO) is a publicly available bathymetric chart of the world's oceans. The project was conceived with the aim of preparing a global series of charts showing the general shape of the seafloor. Over the years it has become a reference map of the bathymetry of the world's oceans for scientists and others.

  9. False Bay - Wikipedia

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    The bathymetry of False Bay differs in character from the west side of the Cape Peninsula. The west coast seabed tends to slope down more steeply than in False Bay, and although the close inshore waters are also shallow, the 100 m contour is mostly within about 10 km of the west coast, while the entire False Bay is shallower than about 90 m. [ 12 ]