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 wavesCategory: Environmental Sciences
mOARFISH, moar problems?
Just this past week, the beaches of Southern California and Baja Mexico have been inundated by monsters from the briny deep. Well actually only one…
View More mOARFISH, moar problems?Squee! Take a trip with Bob the Drifter
While Snork-Macaroon love-children may touch some people’s cold, cold hearts, nothing brings out the SQUEE in this Physical Oceanographer like an adorable scientific instrument. Meet…
View More Squee! Take a trip with Bob the DrifterCharismatic 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…
View More Charismatic Mega TurbulenceTGIF – Tusk tusk…
…that’s a lot of scrimshaw. Video doing the rounds this week of some walruses hauled out at Point Lay Alaska. No biggie, right? Oh yeah,…
View More TGIF – Tusk tusk…Screw you pirates! Scientists study the Great Whirl anyway.
AAAR! Today is Talk like a Pirate Day. So swill some grog and enjoy this beauty of a post on physical oceanography and piracy in…
View More Screw you pirates! Scientists study the Great Whirl anyway.On the rocks, the bartender’s guide to sea ice
I’ve just moved from Alaska to Seattle, driving over 4000 miles and what felt like almost every major highway in Alaska in a last ditch…
View More On the rocks, the bartender’s guide to sea iceThe perfect drink for the Physical Oceanographer
One might think that the perfect drink for a physical oceanographer might be the Tidal Wave, Sea Breeze or even the Deep Sea Martini. But it…
View More The perfect drink for the Physical OceanographerMixology of Water Masses
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.…
View More Mixology of Water MassesLargest Volcano on Earth! I’ll Drink to That!
Last week scientists discovered the largest volcano on earth and near the largest in the solar system. The volcano, named Tamu Massif, is located 990…
View More Largest Volcano on Earth! I’ll Drink to That!