
June 4, 2010
How Much Water Do The Oceans Hold?
Two of the oldest questions in science are, ‘How deep is the ocean?’ and, ‘How much water do the world’s oceans hold?’ Researchers from two top marine-science centers in the United States – the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute (WHOI) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) – set out last year to find the answers. After employing the latest …