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Nature 459, 1058-1059 (25 June 2009) | doi:10.1038/4591058a; Published online 24 June 2009
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From rubber ducks to ocean gyres
Simon Boxall1
Abstract
The tale of Curtis Ebbesmeyer's use of beachcombing to reveal patterns of ocean circulation conveys the romance of early marine science, but his lessons for today are serious, finds Simon Boxall.
BOOK REVIEWED-Flotsametrics and the Floating World: How One Man's Obsession with Runaway Sneakers and Rubber Ducks Revolutionized Ocean Science
by Curtis Ebbesmeyer & Eric Scigliano
HarperCollins: 2009. 304 pp. $26.99, £16.99
As I gaze down from the aeroplane window at the Arabian Sea, the irony that I'm flying around the world to talk about the impact of climate change and how to reduce carbon emissions is not lost on me. To get to my meeting without emitting any carbon, I could, like the ancient Norsemen, have ridden the ocean gyres to far-off lands.
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