GEBCO

Short: Understanding the Oceans

In some ways more is known about the surface of Mars than our own planet. With over 70% of the Earth’s surface covered in ocean, more than 75% of this watery space has never been mapped.   This daunting data hole prevents search and rescue teams from performing vital work, such as like searching for…

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Short: How to Map the Ocean Floor

This is an episode about filling in the gaps. Gaps in our knowledge of the largest environment on the planet, the ocean. Although it is not quite true that we know less about the ocean floor than outer space, it is still the closest thing we have to an alien environment on Earth. And that…

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