How Much Water Is Actually on Earth?
In short: The ocean covers most of Earth's surface and reaches down into total darkness, yet all the planet's water would form a sphere only about 1,385 km across.
A 1:52 short film in the series “The Ocean”, narrated by intellect_voice_01.
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Sources used in this film
- NOAA Ocean Exploration (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce) — How much of the ocean has been explored? - NOAA Ocean Exploration · View →
- NASA Science Mission Directorate (archived via the Internet Archive Wayback Machine) — Living Ocean | Science Mission Directorate · View →
- U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Water Science School — How Much Water is There on Earth? | U.S. Geological Survey · View →
- U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Water Science School — How Much Water is There on Earth? · View →
- U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) — How much natural water is there? | U.S. Geological Survey · View →
- NOAA National Ocean Service (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce) — How deep is the ocean? · View →
- NOAA Ocean Exploration (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce) — How deep is the ocean? - NOAA Ocean Exploration · View →
- University of Miami, Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science (Beal Agulhas group, course lecture notes) — Lecture Two · View →
- National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) — How far does light travel in the ocean? · View →
- NOAA Ocean Exploration (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce) — How far does light travel in the ocean? - NOAA Ocean Exploration · View →
- NPR (National Public Radio) — An Unmatched Journey To Mysterious Ocean Depths · View →
- U.S. Naval Institute (Naval History magazine) — The Trieste's Deepest Dive · View →
- NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research (NOAA Ocean Exploration, archived website) — How much of the ocean has been explored? : Ocean Exploration Facts: NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research · View →
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- Summary by Intellect · source: NOAA Ocean Exploration (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce): How much of the ocean has been explored? - NOAA Ocean Exploration
- Also: NASA Science Mission Directorate (archived via the Internet Archive Wayback Machine): Living Ocean | Science Mission Directorate
- Also: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Water Science School: How Much Water is There on Earth? | U.S. Geological Survey
- Also: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Water Science School: How Much Water is There on Earth?
- Also: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS): How much natural water is there? | U.S. Geological Survey
- Also: NOAA National Ocean Service: How deep is the ocean?
- Also: NOAA Ocean Exploration (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce): How deep is the ocean? - NOAA Ocean Exploration
- Also: University of Miami, Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science (Beal Agulhas group, course lecture not: Lecture Two
- Also: How far does light travel in the ocean?
- Also: NOAA Ocean Exploration (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce): How far does light travel in the ocean? - NOAA Ocean Exploration
- Also: NPR (National Public Radio): An Unmatched Journey To Mysterious Ocean Depths
- Also: U.S. Naval Institute (Naval History magazine): The Trieste's Deepest Dive
- Also: NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research (NOAA Ocean Exploration, archived website): How much of the ocean has been explored? : Ocean Exploration Facts: NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research
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