Ocean in Google Earth

The National Science Foundation Contributes to Newest Version of “Google Earth”

Photo of Ross Ice Shelf at Cape Crozier.

Google today released the newest version of “Google Earth,” which contains a feature called “Ocean in Google Earth” that enables users to dive beneath the surface of the sea and explore the world’s oceans.

“Ocean in Google Earth” includes videos, photos, diagrams and texts that vividly illustrate glacial, geological and ocean processes influencing the behavior of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet in Antarctica.

The material, which was provided by …

More at http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=114084&govDel=USNSF_51


Explore the ocean

February 4, 2009 · Filed under Announcements, Interesting sites

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