Natural Science Forum / Earth Science / Oceanography / September 2003

Dear lurkers and participants,
Recently some sonar pictures of the sea
bottom off of northwest end of Cuba have
been posted on the Internet at:

I've been wondering about the geologic history of the areas of the
Strait of Gibralter and the southern tip of Sicily.
Can anyone point me to current scientific theory that might lend
substantiation to the claim that, perhaps over 33,800 years ago,

I wondered why storm names always have female names
(correct me if i am wrong). Where does that originate from?
The only explanation i thought of was not very pc:
Women are like storms: They come into your life real quick,

hello! My name is(lilskip).  I have to do a project for my honors
biology class and i have to interview a marine mammal biologist.  here
are a few questions, if you have time, that you can answer for me.
Thanks a bunch!

Has anybody a prize estimate (and reference)
for pressure sensors to measure depth
in water for the range 0-50 m (10-60 N/cm2)
and precision 10 cm (0.1 N/cm2) ?