Monday, November 22, 2010

The first rogue wave?

 On New Year's day 1995 a huge rogue wave occured at the Draupner Platform (an area in the North Sea off the coast of Norway) and was hence named the Draupner Wave. This wave is certainly not the first rogue wave to occur, but it is the first wave to be measured with instrumentation thus proving the many past anecdotal occurances. The Draupner wave reached a height of over 20 meters.


 

Friday, November 19, 2010

quahogs, cherry stones, and gooey ducks oh my!

Quahog
 












Cherry Stones
Gooey Duck









The first 2 bivalves seem harmless. I'm not so sure about the last one...

Thursday, November 11, 2010

ESI map


















This is an ESI map of the coast of Point Reeves, California. This map focuses on various different species of seals and their corresponding habitats.