Hamburg – Adventures in Oceanography and Teaching

When you meet a hard boundary, the reflection starts

mglessmer — Sun, 25 Apr 2021 15:39:32 +0000

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 wind, where the water is full of small waves, and then two other zones. In the red zone, the water isn’t under direct influence of […]

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Muddy water watching on my lunch break. Turbulence and all the good stuff!

mglessmer — Thu, 23 May 2019 12:39:20 +0000

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 at how much the mud can tell us about what’s going on in the water! I love how the overexposed seagull is stirring up a […]

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When commuting is actually enjoyable. #wavewatching

mglessmer — Mon, 13 May 2019 13:05:41 +0000

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 touristy views of the city. So much great wave watching (and ship watching) to be done here! For example below, see the small ferry on […]

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I see a new hashtag in my future #oceanographyofpuddleswithreflectionsofElbphilharmonie

mglessmer — Fri, 04 Jan 2019 19:07:56 +0000

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 the port of Hamburg, and, more importantly, right across from my new work place! Yesterday morning there was a lot of ice on the puddle […]

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Here is to new beginnings!

mglessmer — Wed, 02 Jan 2019 16:23:14 +0000

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 biodiversity “GEO-Tag der Natur“. I am looking forward to great views on the way to and from work! And I am suuuper excited to be […]

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Let’s guess tides!

mglessmer — Sun, 15 Oct 2017 20:28:48 +0000

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 map, North up. The Elbe river, which you see in the foreground, flows east-to-west into the North Sea. And now there are at least two […]

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Why waves propagate so slowly into smooth patches of water

mglessmer — Thu, 09 Jun 2016 10:40:14 +0000

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 post: How waves seem to propagate super slowly into smooth patches of water. It turned out to be really difficult to film (because ships didn’t […]

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Yet another view of the Port of Hamburg

mglessmer — Mon, 30 Jun 2014 04:48:52 +0000

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 port of Hamburg. The students were flying for the very first time, so it got quite exciting at times, especially during turns. But luckily […]

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Floating dry dock in the Port of Hamburg

mglessmer — Fri, 27 Jun 2014 04:27:22 +0000

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 get off the tube and walk towards the port: The floating dry dock basically has a u-shaped profile of water tanks that can be flooded […]

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Currents in the Port of Hamburg

mglessmer — Fri, 20 Jun 2014 04:42:57 +0000

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, then more recently when Jenny came to visit. The Port of Hamburg is a tidal port with water levels changing approximately 3 meters between high- and low […]

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