The following is a guest post by Dr. Clark Richards, a physical oceanographer at the Bedford Institute of Oceanography in Halifax, Canada. It was originally…
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Category: Fluid Dynamics
If you love geophysical fluid dynamics, then you will love these foamy streaks in a lagoon
#Landsat8 saw fine, bright filaments on shallow, super salty #Garabogazkol yesterday.Bands of foam perhaps? This tweeter does not know. pic.twitter.com/ugSzIS5IGB — NASA Ocean (@NASAOcean) April…
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Am I a Robot or am I a Plankter?
I just learned that the ocean robots I work with are taller than me. Since being insecure about size seems to be a thing now, I…
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Can you hear me, Major Tom?
“Can you “Here am I floating ’round my tin can Far above the moon Planet Earth is blue And there’s nothing I can do” -Space…
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The Twelve Days of Christmas – NASA Earth Science Edition
On the first day of Christmas NASA Earth Science gave to me: advance warning of Hurricane Activity. On the second day of Christmas NASA…
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The origin of ripples and other fantastic fluid experiments by Hertha Marks Ayrton
To any one who, for the first time, sees a great stretch of sandy shore covered with innumerable ridges and furrows, as if combed with…
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Some of the best internal waves for Earth Day
The earth is pretty awesome. And because it is Earth Day, I am going to celebrate one of my favorite Earth features: internal waves. I mean…
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An animated GIF guide to the indoor oceans
THE PERFECT INDOOR STORM Before setting any vessel or offshore structure into the sea, you need to figure out whether it will survive the ocean’s wrath.…
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Tour the deep Southern Ocean from the safety of your couch
You know I love a good visualization and this one of the Southern Ocean is no slouch. I forgive the somewhat standard narration for the…
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Ocean spin cycle traps hapless pufferfish.
Oh little pufferfish. Your tiny little fins are no match for a mini-ocean maelstrom. You and your buddy are trapped in a small ocean vortex that keeps…
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