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Klappentext This is a first-hand 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. Learning about this current helps us grasp the mechanisms that move oceans, and which ultimately power world-wide weather systems. The book offers a complete multimedia experience of a scientific sea voyage: the vivid narratives of Murphy's daily at-sea journals are illuminated by clear explanations of the cutting-edge oceanography that propels the expedition. 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. "Dallas Murphy's dispatches from the venerable research vessel Knorr, are beautifully crafted, slyly entertaining and always informative. The Knorr is a unique ship, able to pursue varied oceanographic assignments in near and faraway waters, and Murphy, who feels the pitch of the sea in his soul, is her ideal spokesperson. Murphy is a versatile and talented writer, and his reports in 'To the Denmark Strait' blend deep ocean science, shipboard routines and philosophical reflections in prose that borders on poetry." -- John Kretschmer, author of "At The Mercy of the Sea", "Flirting with Mermaids", "Cape Horn to Starboard" & "Sailing a Serious Ocean"
