Chasing science at sea racing hurricanes, stalking sharks, and living undersea with ocean experts /

To the average office-dweller, marine scientists seem to have the good life: cruising at sea for weeks at a time, swimming in warm coastal waters, living in tropical paradises. But ocean scientists who go to sea will tell you that it is no vacation. Creature comforts are few and the obstacles seemin...

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Main Author: Prager, Ellen J.
Format: Electronic
Language:English
Published: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2008.
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