References & Sources  -  September 5, 1998

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Cars crossing the Pacific

Oceanographers use computers to forecast the path of thousands of toy cars and balloons that are floating across the Pacific Ocean toward North America.

 

References:

Ebbesmeyer, C.C. 1998. Beach bytes: Floaters of current interest. Beachcombers’ Alert! 3(Spring):1.

 

Further Readings:

Monastersky, R. 1994. Rubber ducky armada crosses Pacific. Science News 146(Oct. 15):254.

 

Sources:

Curtis C. Ebbesmeyer
Evans Hamilton, Inc.
6306 21st Avenue, N.E.
Seattle, WA 98115

W. James Ingraham Jr.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
C15700 Building 4
Alaska Fisheries Science Center
7600 Sand Point Way NE
Seattle, WA 98115-0070

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