Imaging the Seafloor and Obstacles

Much of the seafloor has been profiled acoustically by the U.S. Navy, oceanographic institutions, and other organizations worldwide. Often, the information obtained by these groups is available through the National Geophysical and Solar-Terrestrial Data Center. 

Range Example Maximum Water Depth (km) Maximum Slant Range (km) 

Short Digitally acquired, scale-corrected type, EG G, Klein 1-6 0.5 

Source Richards, A.F., and Chaney, R.C. 1982. Marine slope stability— A geological approach. In Proceedings cf the NATO Conference on Marine Slides and Other Mass Movements, Saxon, S., and Nieuwenhuis, J.K., eds.. Series IV Marine Science. Plenum Press, New York, 163-172, 1982. Reprinted with permission of Pergamon Press. 

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