Diventures Magazine | English Edition August 2020 | Page 25

Diving Modes
Scientific diving may use any diving
modes that is appropriate for the
project. Scientific diving operations
may use free diving, open circuit,
closed circuit, directed surface
supply systems, air-by-air diving or
underwater vehicles that include
respiratory gases used, air, oxygen,
nitrox, trimex, helium, and
experimental mixtures.
Scientific fields that might use
scientific diving
Fisheries Science: The Academic
System for Management and
Understanding of Fisheries
Freshwater biology: the scientific
study of freshwater ecosystems and
biologicals
Hydrology: the science of the
kinematics, distribution, and quality
of water on Earth and other planets.
Lake science: the science of inland
aquatic ecosystems
Marine biology: the scientific study
of the organisms that live in the
ocean.
Ocean Chemistry: The Chemistry of
Marine Environments
Marine Ecology: The study of the
interactions between living
organisms and the environment in
the sea
Marine geology: the study of the
history and structure of the ocean
floor.
Oceanography: the study of the
physical and biological aspects of
the oceans.
UnderwaterArcheology:
Archaeological techniques practiced
in submerged sites
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