weir – Adventures in Oceanography and Teaching

Lüneburg — how a few centimetres in distance separate two seemingly completely different bodies of water

mglessmer — Thu, 08 Aug 2019 13:05:44 +0000

Sightseeing is best when it involves a little water watching, like for example last weekend in Lüneburg. Doesn’t it look intriguing below, the change from a calm, mirror-like surface to something a lot less regular on the other side of the bridge? Take it in: so peaceful! Although, judging by the plants growing in the […]

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Observing hydrodynamics on a very large scale

mglessmer — Tue, 16 Feb 2016 11:09:34 +0000

You know I like to point out where you can spot hydrodynamics concepts in your everyday lives (at least if your everyday lives include strolls along rivers and generally a lot of water) A while back we went to Geesthacht. We were hoping for more ice on the Elbe river, but sadly there was none. […]

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Observing hydrodynamic phenomena on a creek

mglessmer — Thu, 11 Feb 2016 11:48:29 +0000

Looking at a creek on a Sunday stroll, and seeing lots and lots of concepts from hydrodynamics class. For example below, you see waves radiating from each of the ducks. And you see interference of waves from all those ducks. What happens if the ducks bring their waves closer? At some point, all those waves from […]

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