Flotsametrics and the floating world : how one man's obsession with runaway sneakers and rubber ducks revolutionized ocean science /
Ebbesmeyer, Curtis C.
Scigliano, Eric,1953-
New York ; London : Harper,
2010.
Assesses the role of flotsam in world history, and describes how a volunteer team's efforts to track the ocean's currents revealed surprising discoveries about such subjects as the discovery of America, Japanese trade, the origins of life, and climate change.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [247]-266) and index.
Assesses the role of flotsam in world history, and describes how a volunteer team's efforts to track the ocean's currents revealed surprising discoveries about such subjects as the discovery of America, Japanese trade, the origins of life, and climate change.
Ocean currents.
Marine debris.