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Moby-Duck
Scribe Publications 2011; US$ 26.99A revelatory tale of science, adventure, and modern mythWhen the writer Donovan Hohn heard of the mysterious loss of thousands of bath toys at sea, he figured he would interview a few oceanographers, talk to a few beachcombers, and read up on Arctic science and geography. But questions can be like ocean currents: wade in too far, and they carry you... more...
The Agulhas Current
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG 2006; US$ 189.99The Agulhas Current is one of the major currents of the world ocean. In the network of currents that connect the major ocean basins, it forms a key link. This linkage may be of critical importance in the way the ocean affects the earth's climate and climate change. Based on the research findings of 60 years, the author describes the origins of... more...
El Niño and the Southern Oscillation
Cambridge University Press 2000; US$ 170.00Leading experts summarize information about the El Niño/Southern Oscillation for scientists and graduate students. more...
Lagrangian Analysis and Prediction of Coastal and Ocean Dynamics
Cambridge University Press 2007; US$ 201.00Review of Lagrangian techniques for researchers and graduate students in physical systems and biological modelling. more...
Flotsametrics and the Floating World
HarperCollins 2009; US$ 11.99Pioneering oceanographer Curtis Ebbesmeyer unravels the mystery of marine currents, uncovers the astonishing story of flotsam, and changes the world's view of trash, the ocean, and our global environment. Curtis Ebbesmeyer is no ordinary scientist. He's been a consulting oceanographer for multinational firms and a lead scientist on international... more...
The Gulf Stream
The University of North Carolina Press 2008; US$ 19.00Coursing through the Atlantic Ocean is a powerful current with a force 300 times that of the mighty Amazon. Ulanski explores the fascinating science and history of this sea highway known as the Gulf Stream, a watery wilderness that stretches from the Caribbean to the North Atlantic. Spanning both distance and time, Ulanski's investigation reveals... more...
The Power of the Sea
Palgrave Macmillan 2012; US$ 16.99The Power of the Sea describes our struggle to understand the physics of the sea, so we can use that knowledge to predict when the sea will unleash its fury against us. In a wide-sweeping narrative spanning much of human history, Bruce Parker, former chief scientist of the National Ocean Service, interweaves thrilling and often moving stories of... more...
MOBY-DUCK
Aurum Press 2012; US$ 13.11When Donovan Hohn first heard the remarkable story of how 28,904 bath toys spilled into the Pacific en route to the US from China and have been washing up along beaches throughout the world ever since, he decided to find out more and assumed he would interview a few oceanographers, talk to some beachcombers and read up on Arctic science and geography.... more...









