The discovery of natural gas field in the deep water area of the northern margin of the South China Sea (SCS) made it as one of the hot areas in global oil and gas exploration.

南海北部深水区已经获得了重大的天然气发现，正逐渐成为全球深水勘探的热点区之一。

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Both the measured pressure and the modeling results indicate that pressure is normal in the shallow water area and is abnormally high in the deep water area at present stratigraphy.

钻井测试与模拟结果显示，现今地层压力在浅水区为常压，在深水区有弱超压存在。

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Additionally, the topography in deep water area of the northern SCS is rugged, along with multiple volcanoes, which undoubtedly arises difficulties for geophysical data acquisition and process.

此外，南海北部深水区海底地形崎岖、多火山，还面临着地震采集、处理等地球物理难题。

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Deep water: area where surface waves are not influenced by the sea-bottom.

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Which is a shame, because the U.S. has the largest federal water zone in the world, with more ocean area suitable for deep-water fish farming than the country has arable land area.

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"The high latitude North Atlantic Ocean is a globally important ocean region, as it is a sink for atmospheric carbon dioxide and an area where deep water formation takes place, " Prof Achterberg observed.

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