Submarine mountains and long-distance waves stir the deepest parts of the ocean

Submarine mountains and long-distance waves stir the deepest parts of the ocean

NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, 2019 Southeastern U.S. Deep-sea ExplorationWhen most of us look out at the ocean, we see a mostly flat blue surface stretching to the horizon. It’s easy to imagine the sea beneath as calm and largely static – a massive, still abyss far removed from everyday experience. But the ocean is layered, dynamic and constantly moving, from the surface down to the deepest seafloor. While waves, tides and curre…