Wave watching in Kleinwaabs — and my first real Insta story!
So today (and tomorrow and the day after) is the big event that I have been working towards all year in my not-so-new-anymore job: The GEO-Tag der Natur! If you…
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Atmospheric & water wave watching
What I find really fascinating about watching waves in the atmosphere rather than on water is that all the waves that become visible are not surface waves like on water,…
Influence of wind and water depth on a wave field (or: a beach vacation in Dornumersiel)
I took the selfie above mainly to send to my mom from my vacation in Dornumersiel on the German North Sea coast. But then when looking through the hundreds of…
Interesting pilot ship #wavewatching at Kiel canal
Some throwback Friday evening wave watching (at the locks at Kiel Holtenau with my friend Sara for a nice and relaxing end of the week) to start the new week.…
Same wind, different waves, or: the influence of fetch length on the size of waves
I just found this picture that I took back in May near my friend Elin’s cabin on an island in western Norway, and it’s a really nice illustration of how…
Tiny islands, shelter from the storm and the wings of the morning
If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea…
Expedition learning
In July I will be involved in teaching an “expedition learning” course for a week. It will be all about coastal protection in the Kiel region, so two colleagues and…
Shelter from the storm
Shelter from the storm, no, shelter from the breeze. But we clearly see the sheltering effect of that boat shed on the wind waves… Same thing below. And wasn’t that…
Wind waves
No matter how often I’ve seen it, I still find it absolutely fascinating how the tiniest structures can have a really visible effect on the downwind wave field. Like for…
Another wave hunt expedition: Learning to discover ocean physics wherever you go
One of my favourite topics right now: Learning to “see” ocean physics wherever you go. For example here: A visit to my goddaughter in Schleswig, and this time we are practicing all…
More wave-spotting in “urban environments”
I recently started looking at waves in “urban environments” (in contrast to “on the sea”) with a new found fascination. The reason why will be revealed soon, but for now…
Walking around a lake to look at waves from all sides
The most awesome thing about being on vacation is that I have the time to stare at water as much as I like. For example the other day, I walked…
Foam stripes on the water.
Sometimes you need to look at the bigger picture to understand what is going on, especially when looking at phenomena on the water. My dad recently sent me the images…
More wave phenomena on a lake, and a bit about wind
Last week I showed you the results of my “wave hunt expedition” on Aasee in Münster. Today, I am following up with the same lake on the day after and…
Wave hunt expedition. You don’t need to live close to the coast to observe all kinds of wave phenomena!
A 1.5 hour walk around a lake — and 242 photos of said lake — later I can tell you one thing: You definitely don’t need to live close to…
Fetch and wind waves
Summer holidays in beautiful Cornwall – what more can you ask for? If only these pictures weren’t from last year… Anyway, one can dream. And one can find awesome oceanography…
Wind waves meet current
Wind waves on one side of the current – no waves on the other. Recently in Bergen, I was walking to meet up with a friend at the kayak club,…
A fetching title for a fetching photo post
Using a photo from one of my research cruises to explain the formation of wind waves. Wind waves are (surprise coming up!) waves generated by wind that blows over the…