Articles | Volume 17, issue 4
https://doi.org/10.5194/os-17-1053-2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/os-17-1053-2021
Research article
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12 Aug 2021
Research article |  | 12 Aug 2021

Temporal and spatial variations in three-dimensional seismic oceanography

Zheguang Zou, Parsa Bakhtiari Rad, Leonardo Macelloni, and Likun Zhang

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This study presents three-dimensional imaging of the ocean interior with seismic surveying data. We found that the ocean's temporal variability barely affects imaging in the survey vessel's sailing direction but heavily affects the imaging perpendicular to the sailing direction. Most importantly, the obtained volume represents a series of snapshots of ocean structures, revealing the evolution of ocean dynamics over time. This study provides essential understanding for 3D seismic oceanography.