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Western Coastal & Marine Geology

Coastal and Seafloor Mapping

Mapping Systems

The schematic below shows the various kinds of seafloor mapping systems that we use.
You may keep this window open and refer to it while learning about these systems.
Drawing by Bruce Rogers, USGS.

Schematic drawing by Bruce Rogers, showing all of the various seafloor mapping systems we use.

 

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