Flotsametrics and the floating world
Subtitle: how one man's obsession with runaway sneakers and rubber ducks revolutionized ocean science
By: Curtis Ebbesmeyer and Eric Scigliano.
Contributors: Scigliano, Eric, 1953-
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Smithsonian Books
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 286
ISBN-13: 9780061558412
Subjects: Ocean currents; Marine debris
Description: Pioneering 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 by calling attention to the threats that global warming and disintegrating plastic waste pose to the seas...and to us.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.