To the Denmark Strait Oceanographers Search for a Mysterious Current |
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| Author:
| Murphy, Dallas |
| ISBN: | 978-1-58080-173-7 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2013 |
| Publisher: | Burford Books
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $35.00 |
Book Description:
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A firsthand account of a modern oceanographic adventure. Dallas Murphy accompanies world-renowned oceanographer Robert Pickart aboard the research vessel Knorr on an expedition to affirm the existence and origin of a previously unknown oceanic current between Greenland and Iceland. TO THE DENMARK STRAIT offers a complete multimedia experience of a scientific sea voyage: the vivid narratives of Murphy's daily at-sea journals, stunning photographs of the Nordic Strait and dramatic videos...
More DescriptionA firsthand account of a modern oceanographic adventure. Dallas Murphy accompanies world-renowned oceanographer Robert Pickart aboard the research vessel Knorr on an expedition to affirm the existence and origin of a previously unknown oceanic current between Greenland and Iceland. TO THE DENMARK STRAIT offers a complete multimedia experience of a scientific sea voyage: the vivid narratives of Murphy's daily at-sea journals, stunning photographs of the Nordic Strait and dramatic videos of life aboard the Knorr animate the experience, augmenting the text with the sights, sounds and motion of science brought to life.