ppt课件-bathymetryofthe ocean floor（bathymetryofthe海底）.pptVIP

Bathymetry of the Ocean Floor The ocean floor is mapped by SONAR. (Sound navigation and ranging) Depth = (time x 1500 m/sec)/2 (round trip) At 25 degrees Celsius Relationship above and below the water Ocean Floor Topography Major features: continental shelf, trenches, abyssal plains, mid-ocean ridges. After 1920’s, these features could be mapped in detail by sonar (bouncing sound waves off the ocean floor). Continental Shelf Area of shallow water along passive continental margin (not an active plate boundary). Shelf drops off abruptly at outer edge. Much of shelf was above sea level duri