RV Hans Brattstrøm – Adventures in Oceanography and Teaching

How to use home-made surface drifters to teach oceanography

mglessmer — Sat, 19 Jan 2019 15:50:17 +0000

Very early knowledge about oceanography stems from beach finds that had to have been transported to that beach from far away because the finds themselves (pieces of trees, or coconuts, or whatever) were not native to their finding places so the ocean must have provided a connection between their place of origin and the beach […]

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At the end of the rainbow you’ll find … home-made surface drifters

mglessmer — Wed, 03 Oct 2018 18:42:01 +0000

For Lars Henrik and Harald‘s GEOF105 class we are deploying home-made surface drifters on the student cruise. Today I had the opportunity to join the cruise again, and since the weather today made for beautiful pictures, I just have to share them here. First, at the end of every rainbow, as we all know, you’ll find … home-made […]

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Taking water samples

mglessmer — Tue, 02 Oct 2018 15:45:26 +0000

A big part of any oceanographic research cruise: Taking water samples. Here is a group of students practicing how to arm Niskin bottles that will go into the ocean open on both ends, and that will then, when the whole rosette is on its way up again, be closed one after another at depths that […]

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Home-made surface drifters

mglessmer — Tue, 02 Oct 2018 14:13:42 +0000

A bicycle safety flag, a plastic bucket, four paint roller trays — what are those people doing there?! Until now this might almost count as kitchen oceanography! Home-made surface drifters But it’s only almost kitchen oceanography; at least my kitchen isn’t usually stocked with GPS trackers, which is what is mounted on this contraption. Let alone the […]

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