Chirayath and instrella 2019.
Satellite color imagery sea floor.
Satellite images of sea surface temperature also show patterns of water circulation.
Magel et al 2019.
And warm water currents such as the gulf stream.
Shades of orange and red represent areas where seafloor gravity is stronger in milligals than the global average a phenomenon that mostly coincides with the location of underwater ridges seamounts and the edges of earth s tectonic plates.
Lidar is a method that uses both green and red light to survey a coastal region above and below sea level.
The green light penetrates into the water body and captures the seafloor whereas the red light is not able to penetrate the water body and therefore bounces back from the water surface.
Examples include locations of upwelling characterized by cold waters that rise up from the depths often near the coasts.
Satellite overlay offers a top down view of inland and coastal areas.
The scripps sea floor map has also been used to discover a new microplate in the indian ocean.