Sentences with phrase «greatest ocean depths»

The greatest ocean depths in the park are about 1,000 feet, while the neighboring Santa Cruz Basin, just south of Santa Cruz Island, boasts depths of over one mile.

Expanding on these pioneering expeditions, scientists and engineers at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution have built a new efficient, multi-purpose «hybrid» vehicle that can explore and operate in the crushing pressures of the greatest ocean depths.

Improvements in remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) have increased the efficiency of dive operations and enabled more complex measurements and experiments at great ocean depths.

Not exact matches

There may be challenges in the depths of the ocean, but there are still greater challenges in the depth of the human soul.

He added that scientists need to monitor carbon storage and possible temperature increases in oceans at depths greater than 2 kilometers in addition to adding biogeochemical sensing capacity.

This is partially because oxygen, which causes the iron to precipitate, had not yet entered the ocean to great depths, and also because the seafloor at that time contained abundant iron released by bursts of hydrothermal activity.

Observations of upper ocean heat show some short term cooling but measurements to greater depths (down to 2000 metres) show a steady warming trend: However, the ocean cooling myth does seem to be widespread so I'll shortly update this page to clarify the issue.

More likely, the water would have formed an ocean occupying almost half of Mars» northern hemisphere, in some regions reaching depths greater than a mile (1.6 kilometers).

Humans have a greater understanding of the surface of the moon than they do of the depths of the oceans, hinting at untouched natural resources and unrecognized ecosystem services.

If Aquaman's going to explore the weirdness of the ocean's depths, while also being a fun action movie, Wan seems like a great fit.

One is enduring captivity by jihadist fighters in Somalia while the other is exploring the greatest depths of the ocean floor from her submersible.»

All day, the colors had been those of dusk, mist moving like a water creature across the great flanks of mountains possessed of ocean shadows and depths.

Don wetsuits, get into a banged up cage in the chilly, choppy waters of the Atlantic Ocean, and watch as Great White Sharks emerge from the murky depths of the oOcean, and watch as Great White Sharks emerge from the murky depths of the oceanocean.

15 km of paved pathways provide a great walking or cycling opportunity along the shoreline, and there are a couple of dive centres for those who wish to explore the ocean depths.

Booking a private charter boat to snorkel and scuba dive the Great Barrier Reef for 12 guests (snorkel only) and 8 guests (scuba diving) is the ultimate way to enjoy your day exploring the depths of the ocean to see the colourful corals and the marine life that call these world - famous aquatic waters their home.

This tour offers a safe way to experience being submerged in the water and going to great depths into the ocean like a scuba diver, but with snorkeling level skills.

The depths of the ocean still remain one of mankind's greatest mysteries, the fear of not completely knowing what lurks in the deep.

The depths of the ocean still remain one of mankind's greatest mysteries, the fear of not completely knowing what lurks

This refrain ran through my head as I explored the sun - drenched sands of Vespucci Beach, as I drove across the labyrinthine freeways of Los Santos, as I swam through the depths of the ocean or flew to the greatest heights.

The reasons clearly lie in the shift in the distribution of the accumulating heat in the ocean to greater depths with less remaining on the surface.

While it may be critical to sequester ocean carbon at depths greater than 1000 meters, this might prove extremely difficult given very high rates of respiration of particulate matter and remineralization by bacteria, resulting in only 1 - 10 % of sinking particulates reaching depths below 1000 meters.

The great majority of the ocean which lies below the mixed layer is 3C so in the long run the warmer mixed layer can only be cooled by the slow rate of energy exchange with the frigid depths.

Yes, and the thermal energy absorbed in the top of the ocean will also disperse to greater depths by diffusion, convection and ocean currents.

As Jo Nova describes meteorologist William Kininmonth's «deep cold abyss,» the ocean depths form a great pool of «stored coldness» which is «periodically unleashed on the surface temperatures,» a slumbering dragon that with a flick of its tail can grab away large amounts of surface warmth.

It seems this happened 55 million years ago, when gradual warming of the atmosphere penetrated to the ocean depths and unlocked the methane, which caused a much greater warming that resulted in the extinction of millions of species.

A variety of phenomena, including so - called «ocean fronts» are important players in heat transfer down to great depths.

And not to forget that 5 cm is not bulk ocean temperature, the reservoir of ocean heat is at much greater depths.

In the northern Indian Ocean, the interplay of circulation and high biological production caused low levels of oxygen at greater depths, making it necessary for microorganisms there to consume nitrate instead.

I have no doubt mind you, that the bulk of the TOAenergy imbalance from increases in GH gases can be be found in the ocean at various depths, but what I seriously question is the direction of energy flow in accounting for the accumulation of about 0.5 x 10 ^ 22 joules per year of energy down to 2000 meters, and more when looking at even greater depths.

After measuring water quality and going through thick bacterial slime and dead marine animal bodies on the ocean floor, the researchers found extremely low oxygen levels in greater depths while there was still high oxygen in shallow waters where corals were healthy — a symptom of a dead zone.