ocean bottom


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Noun1.ocean bottom - the bottom of a sea or oceanocean bottom - the bottom of a sea or ocean  
Davy Jones, Davy Jones's locker, ocean floor, sea bottom, sea floor, seabed
abyssal zone - the deep sea (2000 meters or more) where there is no light
bed, bottom - a depression forming the ground under a body of water; "he searched for treasure on the ocean bed"
continental shelf - the relatively shallow (up to 200 meters) seabed surrounding a continent
bathyal district, bathyal zone, continental slope - the steep descent of the seabed from the continental shelf to the abyssal zone
neritic zone - the ocean waters from the low tide mark to a depth of about 100 fathoms
twilight zone - the lowest level of the ocean to which light can reach
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The project consists of five production wells tied back utilizing the latent capacity of the existing processing facilities, proven technology of the existing operated asset, and newly acquired ocean bottom node seismic imaging.
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Seabed Geosolutions was launched in 2013 when the ocean bottom nodes businesses of both partners were brought together, along with CGG's transition zone, ocean bottom cable and permanent reservoir monitoring division.
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Release date- 30072019 - HOUSTON - ION Geophysical Corporation (NYSE: IO) and iSEISMIC AS, an ocean bottom seismic (OBS) acquisition specialist, today announced a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on seabed acquisition technologies.
ION and iSEISMIC announce plans to collaborate on seabed technology
The ocean bottom nodes will be deployed by remotely operated vehicles.
Netherlands : Seabed Geosolutions Wins 4D Ocean Bottom Node Survey Offshore West Africa
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Satellite SAR Detection of Sub-Mesoscale Ocean Dynamic Processes
In a future warming climate, the sea level rise induced by ice sheets will increase, and therefore, the magnitude of the bias due to elastic ocean bottom deformation will grow," the authors wrote.
Seafloor Sinking As Melting Glaciers Add Seawater
M2 EQUITYBITES-May 5, 2016-ION to launch ocean bottom seismic survey offshore Nigeria
ION to launch ocean bottom seismic survey offshore Nigeria
Ion said it plans to leverage SailWing technology to develop and sell commercial products for both source control and streamer deployment optimisation in the towed streamer segment and to commercialise SailWings for use by its OceanGeo ocean bottom seismic acquisition company.
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According to a new study, this imbalance is down to the transport of heat by the huge conveyor-belt current that sinks near Greenland, travels along the ocean bottom to Antarctica, and then rises and flows north along the surface.
Ocean currents bring rain to the north
The genus Eugorgia is recognised for their vibrant colored colonies decorating the ocean bottom. The white color has been reported only for one species, Eugorgia alba, but this research adds two more pale representatives within the genus.
Two new gorgonian soft coral species discovered
The thinning may speed growth, but it also speeds the algae's death: As the ice melts, algae break free and sink to the ocean bottom, where hungry invertebrates await.
Melting ice spurs algae
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