Nearly 71% Ocean, a World of Rock
In short: Oceans cover nearly 71 percent of Earth's surface and hold most of its water, yet measured against the whole planet they are only a thin layer over a rocky world.
A 1:55 short film in the series “The Ocean”, narrated by intellect_voice_01.
Sources used in this film: NASA Earthdata (National Aeronautics and Space Administration), “Ocean | NASA Earthdata”; NOAA National Ocean Service, “How deep is the ocean?”; Encyclopaedia Britannica, “Oceanic crust | Geology, Formation & Structure | Britannica”; NOAA Ocean Exploration, “How far does light travel in the ocean? - NOAA Ocean Exploration”; NOAA National Ocean Service, “How far does light travel in the ocean?”; Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, National Deep Submergence Facility, “HOV Alvin - National Deep Submergence Facility”; Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), Deep Submergence Laboratory, “Vehicles - Deep Submergence Lab”; NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), “Seabed 2030: Map the Gaps”; Encyclopaedia Britannica, “Ocean | Definition, Distribution, Map, Formation, & Facts | Britannica”; U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Water Science School, “Photos: Tributaries Merge to form Larger Rivers, USGS Water Science School”.
Sources used in this film
- NASA Earthdata (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) — Ocean | NASA Earthdata · View →
- NOAA National Ocean Service — How deep is the ocean? · View →
- Encyclopaedia Britannica — Oceanic crust | Geology, Formation & Structure | Britannica · View →
- NOAA Ocean Exploration — How far does light travel in the ocean? - NOAA Ocean Exploration · View →
- NOAA National Ocean Service — How far does light travel in the ocean? · View →
- Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, National Deep Submergence Facility — HOV Alvin - National Deep Submergence Facility · View →
- Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), Deep Submergence Laboratory — Vehicles - Deep Submergence Lab · View →
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) — Seabed 2030: Map the Gaps · View →
- Encyclopaedia Britannica — Ocean | Definition, Distribution, Map, Formation, & Facts | Britannica · View →
- U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Water Science School — Photos: Tributaries Merge to form Larger Rivers, USGS Water Science School · View →
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Sources
- Summary by Intellect · source: Ocean | NASA Earthdata
- Also: NOAA National Ocean Service: How deep is the ocean?
- Also: Oceanic crust | Geology, Formation & Structure | Britannica
- 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: How far does light travel in the ocean?
- Also: HOV Alvin - National Deep Submergence Facility
- Also: Vehicles - Deep Submergence Lab
- Also: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI): Seabed 2030: Map the Gaps
- Also: Encyclopaedia Britannica: Ocean | Definition, Distribution, Map, Formation, & Facts | Britannica
- Also: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Water Science School: Photos: Tributaries Merge to form Larger Rivers, USGS Water Science School
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