NOAA Ocean Explorer: Bathymetry preliminary data for suggested dive sites were corals may be present

Bathymetry preliminary data for suggested dive sites were corals may be present

Bathymetry is a measure of the water depth relative to sea level. As a result, elevations or depressions of the sea floor can be readily detected. Here are samples of ocean floor bathymetry at two of the proposed sites (lease blocks VK826 (shown here) and VK906). Preliminary data from both sites suggest that corals are present. Differences in sea-floor elevation can be readily seen. Note that the elevation scales are different between the two images.

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