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The Value of Using Satellite Altimetry
to Detect Submarine Hazards

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Soundings of submarine crash site with reefs and depth contours markedNOAA satellite altimeter-derived bathymetry had mapped shallows near crash site of the San Francisco (large red dot), demonstrating the value of using satellite altimetry to detect submarine hazards.

Figure. Soundings (black dots), reefs (small red dots), depth contours based on combination of altimeter derived gravity anomalies and conventional soundings shows ridge running westward from Tarang Reef to the submarine crash site (large red dot), at an estimated depth of approximately 300 meters.

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