Understanding the Continental Shelf and Bathymetry of the East Coast Surfline's Mike Watson explains how swells are influenced by bathymetry along the U.S. East Coast Mike Watson ...

Surge animation with a shallow continental shelf. (NOAA) An area with a steep shelf and deep water offshore, however, isn’t as prone to storm surge.

This week’s Sea-Floor Sunday image is historical. A few months ago I stumbled upon the NOAA Photo Library, which contains a wealth of The map below (from this page on the NOAA Photo Library site ...