Author Archives: Andreas Muenchow

Fish, Fashion, and Climate: Simple Thoughts on Complex Systems

Posted on December 17, 2013 | 5 comments

I love pickled herring, but the fashion of eating this delicacy varies with changing cultures and climates. In northern Europe it used to be a standard fare, perhaps still is, but in my native coastal North-Germany it was poor man’s food Continue reading →

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Posted in Fish, Global Warming, History, Oceanography

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Polar Night and Science in Tromso, Norway

Posted on December 5, 2013 | 3 comments

Crossing the Arctic Circle for the first time in winter, I was stunned last Sunday by the amount of light that still reaches Tromso, Norway located Continue reading →

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Simple Design, Intense Content

Posted on November 16, 2013 | 5 comments

Saturday, 4:30pm, no breakfast, no lunch, but lots of reading, thinking, and dreaming on how to draw that perfect plot. How can I convey data and science from Greenland Continue reading →

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First Research Mission for Norway’s new Icebreaker

Posted on November 14, 2013 | 3 comments

The Norwegian government just committed ~$4,000,000 to explore ecosystems in the Arctic Ocean. This new study includes ocean surveys Continue reading →

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Posted in Greenland, Ice Cover, Norway, Oceanography

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Ocean Circulation and Melting Glaciers off North-East Greenland

Posted on October 31, 2013 | 15 comments

Scientists like myself always have ideas and theories on how oceans and climate work, but these need testing with real (not virtual) data before they can be accepted as truth or dismissed as fool’s errand. This is how science works. And today the National Science Foundation recommended Continue reading →

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Posted in Greenland, Ice Cover, Oceanography

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