"I wouldn't be surprised as we move uphill that we find a section of the rock, in fact, that was modified in a shallow open-water environment, " said Ray Arvidson, rover deputy principal investigator and a geologist at Washington University in St.
Jetties Beach, just north of town, was the family crowd pleaser with a far expanse of warm, shallow water, a decent concession stand and -- while we were there -- seal sightings.
For much of the way it was a gentle wade through shallow water, the wet rocks providing a surprisingly firm grip for both sandals and bare feet.
That work showed acoustic invisibility in a shallow layer of water, at ultrasound frequencies above those we can hear.
Dennis Lenahan is an itinerant high-dive artist who makes a perilous living by leaping off an 80-foot ladder into a shallow tub of water.
The National Transportation Safety Committee is examining the wreckage of the Boeing 737-800 that snapped in half before coming to a stop in shallow water near Bali's airport on Saturday, said Transportation Ministry spokesman Bambang Ervan.
Mr Uren was taking part in a relay race in which services personnel had to run up to the inflatable pool, get in over the side and grab a piece of plastic fruit floating in or under a shallow depth of water.
An administration spokeswoman said the government had told companies seeking permits to drill in shallow water to wait "a day or two" until regulators issued guidelines for new permit requirements for shallow-water drilling projects.
It was a partner in this Shallow Water Ultra Deep drilling program in the Gulf of Mexico until its CEO, Jim Flores, was scared to death by the BP Macondo disaster and its financial impact on BP.
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As a regime it could help you forget most things - you venture into the icy night in swimming costume, psyche yourself up for a few minutes in a shallow outdoor hot-water pool on the dockside, run the 100m or so to the sea and then plunge in, screaming.
The project calls for the off-white wind turbines in a 25-square-mile area in a shallow part of the sound, a triangular body of water surrounded by Cape Cod, Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard.
The lightweight boat has a draft so shallow that you can float in just a foot of water and take it where similarly sized boats can't go.
How much economic impact will a slower permitting process on shallow-water drilling have in the region?
Wave refraction: process by which the direction of approach of a wave changes as it moves into shallow water.
It largely abandoned the specialized deepwater-drilling business and built a fleet of the more conventional shallow-water rigs known as jackups.
By issuing shallow water drilling permits at a rate 10 percent that of the same time last year, BOEM has imposed a de facto ban on offshore energy exploration on top of the official deepwater stay that ran from May to November.
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But, along the way, even including disappointing wells that held no meaningful hydrocarbons, there has been a complete redefinition of the geology of the Shallow Water Ultra Deep play.
Jefferson Parish Councilman Chris Roberts, who represents the area, told WWL-TV that the fire was in very shallow water, as little as a foot deep, and that authorities would not approach the site until the fire had burned itself out.
Diving into shallow water could result in paralysis from a spinal injury.
In a few spots, the water remains, forming shallow marshlands called "vlei" (pronounced "vlay") that support trees, birds, frogs and other small wildlife.
Doug is convinced that drilling in deepwater is somehow better than shallow water even though you might have a mile of pipe sloshing around with the tides before you get to the seabed.
Building turbines on land can be just as controversial, suitable locations for fixed-base shallow-water turbines are limited and a new generation of big turbines will need lots of space: only a couple can be placed in each square kilometre.
In fact, the coalition estimates that only about 500 shallow-water workers have been laid off as a result of the permitting slowdown.
It usually began with standing water: a tide pool or pond or salty shallow, wet enough to breed bacteria but not so wet as to wash them away.
Dips in the road, viaducts and areas adjacent to rivers and streams are especially susceptible to flooding during or after a downpour, and you should never assume that standing water is shallow enough to negotiate.
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The risks of a spill are lower because the target is primarily gas, and the shallow water depth (approx. 100 ft) allows the blowout preventer to be located on the rig at the surface.
Following the rules of a pool is key: no running, no horseplay, no diving into shallow water.
The secretary touts the advantages of the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) as a versatile ship that go places too shallow for the Navy's blue-water ships.
The Texas Railroad Commission, using chemical fingerprinting, maintains that the EPA is wrong and that the gas seeped into the well from a shallow formation a few hundred feet beneath the surface, much closer to the water wells.
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Following the rules of a pool is also key: no running, no horseplay, no diving into shallow water.
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