For offshore seismic operations, water typically is something that only gets in the way of target areas -- but no more. Scientists now say that a new application of seismic technology is allowing a deeper understanding of the layers of the ocean; seismic data, in other words, can help us understand more about the element that covers most of our planet.

Photographs courtesy of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/Department of Commerce, and WesternGeco (boat inset).

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You know all that water that makes offshore seismic operations so ... inconvenient? A new application is allowing scientists to use that same seismic to study the "layers" of that same water -- and the benefits could go far beyond the world of oil.

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