Abstract
Side scan sonar methods are increasing knowledge of the detailed topography of the bed of the ocean: a new long range device, which can produce sonographs at a range of 22 km, has located a tectonic plate boundary. Small scale fluctuations in the vertical profiles of temperature and salinity are exciting oceanographers, meteorologists and fluid dynamicists alike.
This is a preview of subscription content, access via your institution
Access options
Subscribe to this journal
Receive 51 print issues and online access
$199.00 per year
only $3.90 per issue
Buy this article
- Purchase on Springer Link
- Instant access to full article PDF
Prices may be subject to local taxes which are calculated during checkout
Similar content being viewed by others
References
Belderson, R. H., Kenyon, N. H., and Stride, A. H., Mar. Geol., 12, A11 (1972).
Laughton, A. S., Whitmarsh, R. B., Rusby, J. S. M., Somers, M. L., Revie, J., McCartney, B. S., and Nafe, J. E., Nature, 237, 217 (1972).
Gregg, M. C., and Cox, C. S., Deep-Sea Res., 19, 355 (1972).
Pingree, R. D., Deep-Sea Res., 18, 485 (1971).
Woods, J. D., and Wiley, R. C., Deep-Sea Res., 19, 87 (1972).
Thorpe, S. A., Proc. 1972 Conf. IURCM Colloquium, San Diego, Calif. (1972).
Tait, R. I., and Howe, M. R., Nature, 231, 178 (1971).
Turner, J. S., and Stommel, H., Proc. US Nat. Acad. Sci., 52, 49 (1964).
Green, J. A. S., Quart J. Roy. Met. Soc., 96, 157 (1970).
Rusby, J. S. M., Int. Hydr. Rev., 47, 25 (1970).
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
CHARNOCK, H. Oceanic Fine Structure. Nature 239, 36–38 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1038/239036a0
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/239036a0
Comments
By submitting a comment you agree to abide by our Terms and Community Guidelines. If you find something abusive or that does not comply with our terms or guidelines please flag it as inappropriate.
