Sentences with phrase «along ocean floor»

«While they generally move along the ocean floor with their eight arms, they flee by swimming head - first, in line with the principles of propulsion.

Dense water sinks and can form deep water currents that flow along the ocean floor or on another layer of denser water.

The Arctic «radiator» thus became about 10 % more efficient (10 % reduction in ice extent) over the next several years peaking in 2007 and now those chickens are coming home to roost in the form of a cold pulse making its way along the ocean floor back down to the tropics.

Attempting to bring the project full circle, Dodd presents the culmination of the turbulent journey through time and space set inside the grumbly, rumbling Catfish studio, its» belly burping and bumping along the ocean floor through heat and sleet, though coup to calm, through leaks, bursts, filibusters and b - flat notes, a kidneys» need, a tickle in the throat... and the final upheaval of the roaring storm whose ochre radius swung down and pointed with pin prick precision straight to Catfish and with the last clap of thunder deafly pronounced: «THE FOSS GOES ON!

(laughs) There's a scene in FFVI where you travel along the ocean floor via the «Serpent Trench», but the perspective is different from previous Final Fantasy games.

Be careful not to walk along the ocean floor — you wouldn't want to step on one!

Both experienced and introductory divers have a chance to check out the variety of marine life along the ocean floor (scuba upgrade available) while other passengers snorkel, enjoy the water slide on the back of our boat, or dangle their feet in the water on the convenient swim bench.

Team up with Aqua Star to walk along the ocean floor with a breathable helmet, and then hop onto the seat of an underwater scooter to cruise the depths in style.

Because sometimes stingrays lie along the ocean floor and you wouldn't want to step on top of one.

Travis took us through a daily comprehensive on - sand training that included such touchpoints as how to walk in the ocean (you drag your feet forward along the ocean floor - not up and down steps, which could have you stepping on and harming marine life), knowing the parts of the surfboard, how waves are formed, the importance of tides and reading the ocean, ocean surfing safety, and, of course, surfing technique.

April 23, 2018 • Using historical data and estimates from deep - sea trawls that drag nets along the ocean floor, researchers estimate that millions of tons of catch have gone unreported in the last 50 years.

«Four - legged» fish goes for a walk along ocean floor in stunning photos taken on deep sea dive.

The existence of plumes of «hot water» along the ocean floor had been noted in 1972 (and probably earlier).

You will recall that hydrothermal vents are plumes of hot water that spew from rocks and cracks along the ocean floor, especially in regions of sea - floor spreading, such as oceanic ridges and rift valleys.

A scavenger par excellence, this leathery creature slithers slowly along the ocean floor, vacuuming up scraps of food.

Many researchers believe iron - metabolizing microbes might have turned plentiful dissolved iron into minerals, which then settled out of seawater and deposited along the ocean floor.

As a wave passes, the horseshoe pivots away from the anchored lever, activating the generator and producing a burst of electricity, transferred to shore via an electric cable running through the mooring line and along the ocean floor.

Sprinkle the sea with OceanCubes The OceanCube, which is about double the size of an air conditioning radiator, is encased with plastic and is connected to steel - armored fiber optic cables snaking along the ocean floor.

So he set out sensors designed to track water flow along the ocean floor, changes in temperature, and the movement of the crust.

Little skates use two footlike fins on their undersides to move along the ocean floor.

They gush along the ocean floor and can wipe out the internet.

Not exact matches

Approximately 90 % of excavated seabed would be returned to the ocean floor along with tailings, creating a sediment plume approximately 1000 square kilometres in size.

Thanks to Swarm's precise measurements along with those from Champ — a mission that ended in 2010 after measuring Earth's gravity and magnetic fields for more than 10 years — scientists have not only been able to find the magnetic field generated by ocean tides but, remarkably, they have used this new information to image the electrical nature of Earth's upper mantle 250 km below the ocean floor.

Scientists have shown that temperature differences deep within Earth's mantle control the elevation and volcanic activity along mid-ocean ridges, the colossal mountain ranges that line the ocean floor.

A research team led by Chris Goldfinger at Oregon State University (OSU) used core samples from the ocean floor along the fault to establish that there have been at least 41 Cascadia events in the last ten thousand years.

A few prefer to walk, including the little skate — a sandy - colored, wok - size pancake with a tail — that scissors its stubby hind fins back and forth to run along the northwestern Atlantic Ocean's sea floor in search of food.

The researchers on the project will continue to map the ocean floor along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge for potential mineral deposits, using images from echo sounders and remotely operated submersible vessels.

Scientists excavating the ocean floor have found huge chunks of frozen methane along Hydrate Ridge, about 60 miles off the coast of Oregon.

The combination of the two rock types, along with other geologic clues, could mean only one thing: They were standing on an ancient piece of the ocean floor.

«In a subsea trench along the coast, the Pacific Ocean floor submerges beneath the continent building up tension that is released in earthquakes,» explains Professor Onno Oncken of the GFZ.

The objects of his research — tube worms — live along rifts in the ocean floor, feeding on dissolved minerals that well up from Earth's interior.

And below, along possible volcanic vents on the ocean floor, other forms of life could flourish in the sunless depths.

The quake happened along a seam in the planet's surface where the Pacific Ocean floor is diving beneath the tectonic plate carrying northern Japan (see «Collision zone»).

Most of the deposits, some small and some large, are buried in or below permafrost and sediments in the ocean bottom along continental margins — where shallow offshore waters slope down toward the deeper ocean floor.

By analyzing the speed of seismic waves generated by earthquakes, scientists have shown that temperature differences deep within Earth's mantle control the elevation and volcanic activity along mid-ocean ridges, the colossal mountain ranges that line the ocean floor.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University]-- Scientists have shown that temperature differences deep within Earth's mantle control the elevation and volcanic activity along mid-ocean ridges, the colossal mountain ranges that line the ocean floor.

Slowly, the carbonate rocks will be eroded and carried by rivers to the oceans, deposited to the ocean floor and, eventually, subducted along the oceanic / continental plate boundaries.

Biologists were surprised to discover that the ecosystems found on the ocean floor along these mid-ocean ridges, consisting of complex organisms like tube worms, clams, and crabs, were dependent for their food on thermophilic chemosynthetic bacteria, which produced organic compounds using the oxidation of inorganic molecules as an energy source, instead of sunlight.

These trenches form along subduction zones where slabs of the ocean floor slide into the Earth.

During such virtual tours, the students, along with teachers, can immerse themselves into the surroundings of the studied subject, varying from the ancient pyramids, or the ocean floor to the outer space.

In search of this past, Fortey takes us through the Alps, into Icelandic hot springs, down to the ocean floor, over the barren rocks of Newfoundland, into the lush ecosystems of Hawai'i, across the salt flats of Oman, and along the San Andreas Fault.

• Next door to Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale Sanctuary Visitor Center • Oceanfront pool • Ancient Hawaiian fish pond (rock - wall - protected beach right in front of property for calm ocean lagoon swimming) • Monsoon Indian oceanfront restaurant and bar on ground floor • Access to large private rooftop deck with amazing ocean and Haleakala views, propane barbecues, and picnic tables • Shuffle board courts and equipment • Free Parking • Walk along unobstructed white sand beach for miles

Located on the top two floors of the building, Ridge Villa 2221 - 2 features a beautifully renovated open kitchen, a spacious ocean view dining area, along with an ocean view living room and guest room.

Along with great ocean sunsets, it has a big concrete dance floor.

Three Bedroom suites are fully self - contained with floor to ceiling ocean views along either side of the coastline, Plasma and LCD televisions with DVD surround sound systems and has a layout of a King, Queen and two singles.

Three pool - access rooms occupy the ground floor along with the restaurant and spa, and seven other rooms are on the second level with minute Juliet balconies overlooking the rooftops towards the sea, just enough to catch the setting sun (but not the ocean).

The ocean floor has a maximum depth of 30 feet, so both divers and snorkelers have the opportunity to swim in waters teeming with colorful tropical fish of all sizes and types along with beautiful coral formations.

While on the main floor rear deck enjoy white water ocean views, along with views of Piedras Biancas Lighthouse and Hearst Castle.

This lovely Kapalua Ridge One Bedroom / Two Bath Villa, second story, level floor plan, sits along the Kapalua Bay Golf Course 9th Fairway and has a Partial Ocean view with Winter Sunset behind the island of Lanai.

Kolea 9L offers a nice ocean view and close proximity to the amenities at the Kolea Beach Club along with offering the spaciousness of an extended floor plan.