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Strong gusts of wind -> lots of energy transferred to the water -> wind waves with large amplitudes

September 8, 2019

We are still in the “interesting weather” period here in Kiel. Feels more like April than like September, but I am not complaining. I love the rapid change between dark…

From wind-driven capillary waves to gravity waves on a calm lake

August 17, 2019

The picture above I thought was too pretty to not put on my blog (because my blog’s main function to me is still my personal brain dump), but the picture…

Wave watching in Kleinwaabs — and my first real Insta story!

June 14, 2019

So today (and tomorrow and the day after) is the big event that I have been working towards all year in my not-so-new-anymore job: The GEO-Tag der Natur! If you…

The wonders of a Wadden Sea. Or what someone addicted to #wavewatching thinks they are

May 7, 2019

As someone living on the German Baltic Sea coast, I don’t spend a lot of time on the North Sea coast (except, actually, my week-long vacation after Easter with my…

Influence of wind and water depth on a wave field (or: a beach vacation in Dornumersiel)

May 6, 2019

I took the selfie above mainly to send to my mom from my vacation in Dornumersiel on the German North Sea coast. But then when looking through the hundreds of…

A #friendlywaves from a field trip in a Norwegian fjord

May 4, 2019

The other day, my friend and co-author Pierré sent me pictures he took during fieldwork in a Norwegian fjord. As I, sadly, wasn’t there, all I can do now is…

Night swimming… or at least night-time wave watching

March 25, 2019

Looking at Kiel fjord in the picture below, it is quite obvious from the shape of the waves that those waves are some ship’s wake. Why is that obvious? Because…

Wave watching: Refraction and diffraction of waves

September 19, 2018

A little more wave watching, today with a focus on how waves change direction when they run into shallow water. Let’s look at this beautiful wave and see what happens when…

When not the fetch but a funnel shapes the wave field

September 8, 2018

As you know we are currently preparing for future wave riddles. So this afternoon I went out for a wave hunt again and found something beautiful for you! The ship…

Shelter from the storm

January 5, 2017

Shelter from the storm, no, shelter from the breeze. But we clearly see the sheltering effect of that boat shed on the wind waves… Same thing below. And wasn’t that…

Wind waves

January 3, 2017

No matter how often I’ve seen it, I still find it absolutely fascinating how the tiniest structures can have a really visible effect on the downwind wave field. Like for…

Swell and wind waves

October 27, 2016

Sometimes waves are very regular and mostly of the same length. Those are the ones that I usually talk about when I talk about interference of waves. But of course,…

Waves on Aasee in Münster. By Mirjam S. Glessmer

Wave hunt expedition. You don’t need to live close to the coast to observe all kinds of wave phenomena!

March 17, 2016

A 1.5 hour walk around a lake — and 242 photos of said lake — later I can tell you one thing: You definitely don’t need to live close to…

Fetch and wind waves

September 25, 2015

Summer holidays in beautiful Cornwall – what more can you ask for? If only these pictures weren’t from last year… Anyway, one can dream. And one can find awesome oceanography…

Wind waves meet current

April 8, 2014

Wind waves on one side of the current – no waves on the other. Recently in Bergen, I was walking to meet up with a friend at the kayak club,…

A fetching title for a fetching photo post

September 13, 2013

Using a photo from one of my research cruises to explain the formation of wind waves. Wind waves are (surprise coming up!) waves generated by wind that blows over the…

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Strong gusts of wind -> lots of energy transferred to the water -> wind waves with large amplitudes

From wind-driven capillary waves to gravity waves on a calm lake

Wave watching in Kleinwaabs — and my first real Insta story!

The wonders of a Wadden Sea. Or what someone addicted to #wavewatching thinks they are

Influence of wind and water depth on a wave field (or: a beach vacation in Dornumersiel)

A #friendlywaves from a field trip in a Norwegian fjord

Night swimming… or at least night-time wave watching

Wave watching: Refraction and diffraction of waves

When not the fetch but a funnel shapes the wave field

Shelter from the storm

Wind waves

Swell and wind waves

Wave hunt expedition. You don’t need to live close to the coast to observe all kinds of wave phenomena!

Fetch and wind waves

Wind waves meet current

A fetching title for a fetching photo post

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