Kerry Black travelled the world in search of the best surf spots. Then he decided to build them himself — on land. Mark Schrope meets the maverick oceanographer.
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Schrope, M. Creating the perfect wave. Nature 444, 997–999 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/444997a
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