GEOF332 – Adventures in Oceanography and Teaching

Need your help! “Wish list” for a student lab for tank experiments?

mglessmer — Sat, 05 Jan 2019 18:31:44 +0000

I’d love your input: If your student lab for GFD tank experiments had to downsize, but you had to present a “wish list” for a smaller replacement, what would be on that list? Below are my considerations, but I would be super grateful for any additional input or comments! :-) Background and “boundary conditions” The […]

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The mystery of Lokksund. Mysterious as ever, and I am still intrigued…

mglessmer — Wed, 20 Dec 2017 19:33:24 +0000

Forget climate change and all the big questions, there is this one thing that is really bugging me because I haven’t figured it out yet, but I really want to: This morning, when I was searching my old backup drives for data for my friend, I came across my favorite oceanography riddle of all times […]

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Student cruises (part 5 of many, or – thank you to a great mentor)

mglessmer — Wed, 18 Dec 2013 03:04:51 +0000

The first student cruise I ever taught while being taught by one of the greatest teachers myself. As you might have noticed from the last four or so blog posts, I really enjoy teaching student cruises and I think they are a super important part of the oceanography education. So let me tell you about […]

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Student cruising

mglessmer — Mon, 09 Dec 2013 03:23:38 +0000

Why student cruises always end up being on the most beautiful days of the year, or: why student cruises are an important part of the education. Remember the picture I showed in the last post, that was worthy of being on an Advent calendar or postcard? The one below? That was taken on this year’s […]

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Ice in the ocean – my historical photos

mglessmer — Mon, 16 Sep 2013 04:38:40 +0000

Ice formation in the ocean – using my own photos to tell the story. Recently I talked about using my own photo to explain the generation of wind-generated waves to students. And then I realized that there is another set of photos that I have been using for teaching purposes for years that I could […]

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