Bathymetry and Its Applications
by Philippe Blondel
Publisher: InTech 2012
ISBN-13: 9789533079592
Number of pages: 148
Description:
Bathymetry is the only way to explore, measure and manage the large portion of the Earth covered with water. This book presents some of the latest developments in bathymetry, using acoustic, electromagnetic and radar sensors, and in its applications, from gas seeps, pockmarks and cold-water coral reefs on the seabed to large water reservoirs and palynology.
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