Spring 96
 Woods Hole Currents
Spring 1996
Volume 5, Number 2
 Table of Contents
Page Title of Article
3 THE BIRTH OF A SHIP by Tom Gidwitz
The launching of Atlantis.
4 THE SPIN DOCTOR by John Lauerman
Physical oceanographer Amy Bower is studying an intriguing ocean feature: warm salty eddies that form from Mediterranean water and spin across the Atlantic.
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Meddies and Hurricanes: The Spin Cycle
RAFOS Floats
 
9 THE CAFE THORIUM by Tom Gidwitz
Welcome to the Cafe Thorium, where Chemist Ken Buesseler serves up a brew of fresh espresso and solid science.
11 Thorium Fun
 
12 FIVE HUNDRED AND COUNTING by Jody Ericson
Dudley Foster, an Alvin pilot for over twenty years, has made his 500th dive to the bottom of the sea.
14 A Visit to the Ocean Floor
 
15  WHOI WAYPOINTS
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A Timely Gift
Join WHOI on an Antarctic Expedition
 
16 WHOI AROUND THE WORLD
The MELT Experiment

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