Oceanography timeline

The challenger expedition stars the study of are oceans by measure of the depth of the sea and the make up of the ocean floor.

The German Meteor used sonar to survey the South Atlantic floor.

The worlds first deep ocean divers used tethered bathysphere to discover luminescent creatures.

The first diving equipment was in vented in France.

A survey ship found the first theory of plate tectonics.

France builds the first under water habitat.

The Alvin submersible discoverd hydrothermal vents.

An observation in the Pacific Ocean helps scientists to predict El Nino.

Scientists map the entire ocean floor using satellite data.

Data collected from the seafloor reveals a new ocean wave associated with earthquakes.

An internet portal provides scientists around the world with live data.