People routinely use sound in the sea for many applications. This section will answer the following questions:
How is sound used to:
navigate underwater?
measure water depth?
find objects on the bottom of the ocean?
locate fish?
identify fish?
measure plankton?
communicate underwater?
transmit data underwater?
measure temperature in the ocean?
measure global climate change?
measure currents in the ocean?
study the Earth's history?
explore for oil and gas?
study marine mammal distribution?
study undersea earthquakes and volcanic eruptions?
study the distribution of marine fishes?
find submarines?
monitor nuclear testing?
diagnose health problems using defense technologies?
Scientific Method
Scientific Uncertainty
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