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What can Differences in ocean-surface height can be measured by?
Sonar
Would you measure the amount of water in the ocean in liters?
No you would measure it in kilos, because its mass and volume are too great to measure in liters alone.
What shape does the pacific ocean look like?
It looks like an ocean it's surface area is 63,800,000 square miles
What is the distance to horizon vs height above ocean water?
The distance to the horizon, d kilometres, is related to the height above mean sea level, h metres, by the approximate formula: d = 3.57*sqrt(h).
At 10:30 am, a submarine was 43 feet below the ocean surface. By 10:45 am, it was 271 feet below the surface. How much did it descend in that 15 minutes?
I think it descended -148
How do satellites measure the Gulf Stream?
The satellite measures the height above the ocean surface by sending out a pulse and timing its return to the satellite. The difference between the two is the height of the ocean surface at a given location.
How do satellites determine the terrain of the ocean floor?
Satellites use radar altimeters that are specially made tomeasurethe height of the ocean surface. The satellitesmeasurethe height of the ocean surface with an accuracy of 3cm realitve to the center of the earth.
The height of the surface of an ocean?
The height of the surface of the ocean is referred to as sea level.
Which term refers to the height of an ocean's surface?
The term "sea level" refers to the height of an ocean's surface.
Satellites can obtain information about the seafloor because?
they use sensors to measure the shallow depths of the ocean and can detect variations in sea surface height caused by the gravitational pull of the seafloor's features. This data is then used to create maps of the seafloor topography and to study ocean currents, tides, and marine habitats.
What is the height of the surface of an ocean?
Sea Level
How can satellites measure wind direction?
Satellites use instruments called scatterometers to measure wind direction over the ocean. These instruments send out microwave pulses towards the Earth's surface and measure the strength and direction of the backscattered signals to determine wind speed and direction. By analyzing the properties of the radar echoes, satellites can provide valuable information about wind patterns and atmospheric conditions.
What term refers to the height of an ocean surface?
Bih
How are ocean currents measured?
Ocean currents can be measured using instruments such as current meters, Acoustic Doppler Current Profilers (ADCPs), and drifting buoys. These devices can provide information on the direction, speed, and depth of ocean currents. Remote sensing technologies, such as satellites, can also be used to measure surface currents over broader areas.
How do satellites help us learn about the shape of the seafloor?
By bouncing microwaves off the ocean surface.
Can you see a tsunami at sea from an airplane?
In most cases the answer is no, a tsunami will only raise the surface of the ocean a few inches, but as it gets closer to land and the sea bed shallows the water will push up and begin to form a wave. The wave would only be visible to the eye closest to the shore. Satellites have been used to measure the small difference in the ocean height to track the paths of tsunamis
What is depth as it is relating to the ocean?
Depth is a measure of distance between the surface and the ocean floor.
