Multibeam Provides the Best Modern Technique for Obtaining Seafloor Bathymetry,so

question 28

Multiple Choice

Multibeam provides the best modern technique for obtaining seafloor bathymetry,so why hasn't it been used for the entire ocean?

• A)It is too expensive,requiring many ships many years to survey the entire ocean.
• B)It doesn't work in deep water.
• C)It doesn't work where there is ice.
• D)Oceanographers simply haven't had time to process all the data.

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