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Showing posts with label topography. Show all posts
Showing posts with label topography. Show all posts

Monday, June 25, 2012

Accurate topography of the seabed with CryoSat



The European Space Agency (ESA) will use its satellite CryoSat, and altimeter that incorporate, to monitor the seabed. Experts expect this mission, combined with three or more years of ocean mapping, will lead to a global seafloor topography (bathymetry) between two and four times more accurate than currently available measures.