Imagine you are yodeling whilst snowshoeing in a majestic mountain range. All of a sudden you hear a rumble. You look up to see a white…
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Category: Fluid Dynamics
Are swimming zooplankton driving ocean currents? Sort of.
Biomixing, where the ocean is mixed by swimming animals, has long been a hot topic in oceanography. Some people think all that biological flapping and stroking…
View More Are swimming zooplankton driving ocean currents? Sort of.To El Niño or not to El Niño, that is the question
UPDATE Jan 2015: Turns out, the great El Niño of 2014 may never actually materialize. And if it does, it’s probably going to be wimpy.…
View More To El Niño or not to El Niño, that is the questionTracking the cold wake of a super typhoon
I’ve been absolutely fascinated by 2 things recently: amazing images of typhoons and animated gifs. In regards to the former, check out this amazing 3D movie…
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The Ocean Cleanup, Part 2: Technical review of the feasibility study
INTRODUCTION This is the second of a two-part post. In the first installment, Kim presented alternatives to this project. This installment is a collaboration between…
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How to shrink a styrofoam cup and other side effects of deep ocean pressure
Too much pressure can be a good thing. Extreme pressure in the earth’s mantle squeezing carbon together creates diamonds and aids Rihanna’s ability to shine…
View More How to shrink a styrofoam cup and other side effects of deep ocean pressureThe Bodacious and the Beautiful: the aerial view of Banzai's massive waves
While I might not be a surfer, I sure do love waves. And I am loving this footage of the incredible waves at Banzai pipeline…
View More The Bodacious and the Beautiful: the aerial view of Banzai's massive wavesParasites aren’t just for biologists, this wave eats other waves
As the winds blow across the vast oceans they create a symphony of waves, whose pitch may range from ripples to rogues. Eventually all waves…
View More Parasites aren’t just for biologists, this wave eats other wavesCharismatic Mega Turbulence
I’ve been waiting to write this post for a long time. The problem was, up until now I just didn’t know of a good example…
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This post originally appeared on DSN exactly one year ago. In honor of cocktail week, I am reposting it again here for your reading pleasure.…
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