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WHY
ENGINEERS
SHOULD
CARE ABOUT
OCEAN
EXPLORATION
What majority of the people
know about the Earth’s
oceans are merely on the
surface, or just the shallow
part of it. Rarely do people
recognize the importance
of the vast ocean space
that lies hundred meters
and further below. This can
only be done by ocean or
deep sea exploration.
There are still a lot to
discover about the ocean
water. Only about 5% are
explored of the Earth’s
ocean, and there are still
more to know about it to
unfold mysteries that some
of our food, energy and
other resources depend on.
Ocean exploration is a
disciplined and systematic
science that includes
rigorous
observations
and documentation of
biological,
chemical,
physical, geological, and
archaeological aspects of
the ocean. It’s not merely
wandering underwater and
hoping to find something
new. The science is to
further provide high-
value
environmental
intelligence that address
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emerging science and
management needs. And
engineering too, so that
what we discover from the
ocean can be utilized with
the least environmental
impact possible and
squeezing out the best in
their applications.
Going deep into the sea
offers an understanding
of
future
conditions
and informed decisions.
Who knows, we might
discover new sources
for medical drugs, food,
energy resources and
other
products
that
have been lurking below
sea level for a long time.
Deep sea exploration also
helps in the prediction of
earthquakes and tsunamis
by checking on fault lines
not on land. And engineers
are also responsible of that.
The challenge is to have
more links towards the
engineering of deep sea
exploration because it is a
struggling field right now.
There is still so much space
in the ocean that needs to
be discovered.
SEPTEMBER 2016
Clean Water Technologies
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