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Coverage in those months after, it was fascinating to see the debris field and how difficult it is and to map out that ocean floor, too. what other factors are making it so difficult? >> well, if you think of the topography around the rocky mountains, that's what the ocean floor looks like. it has huge peaks, several miles in height, it has huge valleys. and it really -- in order to speed up the search area, it had to be mapped out so that the remote submersibles could go a little bit faster, actually, four times faster, 4 knots, and would know where the obstacles are and kind of mapping the t...

Layers and salinity layers. all that has to do with the propagation of sound in it. it may get caught in the layer and duct. these are present the atmosphere, as well. in the water, people who deal with sound propagation and water are acutely aware of salinity and temperature levels. >> even if this is a ping, or a click if you listen to it, finding the plane and wreckage could be a completely different challenge depending upon depths, right? >> and how did this thing hit the water? did it hit the water in a sully sullenberger hudson river thing where it floated a while and sank? if so it will...