bow waves – Adventures in Oceanography and Teaching

One of the most difficult #friendlywaves I’ve ever gotten! Did I get it right?

mglessmer — Tue, 25 Aug 2020 13:58:21 +0000

Florian sent me a #friendlywave — a wave picture he took, with hopes that I might be able to explain what is going on there. And this one had me puzzled for some time! This is what the picture looks like: What I knew about it: Florian was on the ferry from Wisschafen to Glückstadt, crossing the […]

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A #friendlywaves from Lofoten

mglessmer — Mon, 11 May 2020 12:05:00 +0000

A #friendlywaves post: you send me the pictures, I talk about physics! Today: My friend A sent me these lovely pictures from Lofoten, knowing I love wave watching. And there is so much to see! Let’s begin with the picture above, where we are looking out over the stern of a ship towards a bridge. There […]

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A #friendlywaves from Cyprus

mglessmer — Wed, 15 May 2019 17:09:41 +0000

My friend Alice (of the awesome Instagram @scied_alice and the equally awesome blog, which you should totally follow) sent me a #friendlywaves from her trip to Cyprus. She said that this was a simple one, so I am looking forward to what else she has up her sleeve once I pass this test ;-) So here we go […]

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Wave watching on Kiel Canal: Bulbous bows and how they shape the wave field

mglessmer — Sun, 06 Jan 2019 09:35:56 +0000

Even when I fully intend to just go for a Saturday afternoon walk to catch up with a friend, this is what happens… I get distracted by waves. Like the crisscrossing pattern of waves and their reflections that you see below. Or the amazing bow waves of ships passing by. Isn’t it fascinating what a […]

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Feathery wavelets and wakes

mglessmer — Fri, 18 Aug 2017 14:50:25 +0000

My sister took this amazing picture — and from a train no less! And I got super excited. Can you see the feathery wavelets* of the bow wave of that large ship? And then the wakes of both ships, spreading out at the same angle? I should definitely start spending time on high bridges going across canals, […]

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Wavelets on bow wave

mglessmer — Tue, 25 Oct 2016 09:42:59 +0000

The other day (well, the other day when I was still at sea and wrote that blog post. Been quite a while since…), when sailing in calm waters, I noticed the wavelets of a bow wave. And I cannot not see them these days! No matter how much the other waves try to disguise any […]

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