When you meet a hard boundary, the reflection starts
When I look at the picture above, I see basically three different zones on the surface of the lake. The yellow zone, which is under the direct influence of the…
Tag: Hamburg
Muddy water watching on my lunch break. Turbulence and all the good stuff!
This might not be the kind of water that people usually like to look at during their lunch break — I admit, it does not look particularly inviting. But look…
When commuting is actually enjoyable. #wavewatching
What I love about my job (in addition to the awesome job itself, obviously)? That my office is located in pretty much the coolest spot in Hamburg when it comes to…
I see a new hashtag in my future #oceanographyofpuddleswithreflectionsofElbphilharmonie
There is a theme these days: one of Hamburg’s most famous sights, the concert hall called Elbphilharmonie. And not only is it a pretty impressive buildings, it’s located right at…
Here is to new beginnings!
From dawn til dusk (which wasn’t actually as long a time as it sounds ;-)), first day in my new job as programme manager of the citizen science project on…
Let’s guess tides!
Actually, there is no need to guess. If you tilt your head 45 degrees to the left, you are looking at Hamburg the way it would be shown on a…
Why waves propagate so slowly into smooth patches of water
The morning I went to Heligoland I spent some time in the port of Hamburg, trying to film a phenomenon I had recently chatted about with the author of this inspiring guest…
Yet another view of the Port of Hamburg
Not all adventures are oceanographic! Last week I had the chance to join students and alumni of the interdisciplinary bachelor project at Hamburg University of Technology for a flight above the…
Floating dry dock in the Port of Hamburg
Just because it’s fascinating. On my recent trips through the Port of Hamburg one thing has fascinated me a lot – the floating dry dock. It’s right there when you…
Currents in the Port of Hamburg
But not what you think! I’ve been visiting the Port of Hamburg on all of my weekends recently. First when J&J&T came to visit and Torge described the huge thunderstorm,…
Guest post: The 5-minute warning of a summer’s day sudden end.
More bad weather in Hamburg. Today I have the pleasure to announce a guest post by Torge Martin. Torge, together with J&J, came to visit Hamburg recently, and we got…
Sailing into the sunset.
I was going to take pictures for a specific blog post I wanted to write… …but then life happened and I had to concentrate on other things. We were sailing…