EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > BATHYMETRY/SEAFLOOR TOPOGRAPHY
Definition:
The measurement and charting of the spatial variation of the ocean depths.
Reference:
From: Baum, S.K., 1997, Glossary of Oceanography and the Related
Geosciences with References, Texas Center for Climate Studies, Texas A&M
University. http://stommel.tamu.edu/~baum/paleo/paleogloss/paleogloss.html
See: Rhodes W. Fairbridge, 1966, The Encyclopedia of Oceanography, Van
Nostrand Reinhold Co.
