Category Archives: Oceanography

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

Posted on December 17, 2013 by | 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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First Research Mission for Norway’s new Icebreaker

Posted on November 14, 2013 by | 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 by | 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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Ruins of Fort Conger in the High Arctic

Posted on October 24, 2013 by | 8 comments

Retreating from Fort Conger, the U.S. Army lost 68% of its men to death by starvation and drowning. They were delivered to the northern shores of Ellesmere Island within sight of northern Greenland by the SS Proteus on August 12, 1881 and were left with ample food and fuel to survive and explore comfortably for a years or so. Continue reading →

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Posted in Greenland, History, Ice Cover, Oceanography, Uncategorized

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Travels by Mind to the Glaciers and Oceans off North-East Greenland

Posted on June 20, 2013 by | 13 comments

Our minds travel easier than the body. My eyes have never seen East Greenland, but I moved across its white Continue reading →

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Posted in Greenland, Ice Cover, Oceanography, Wild Life

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