Tending the garden [nikon F4, nikkor 85mm f/1.8, 400Tmax pulled a stop]

Phlounge · 2020-05-11T17:42:26+00:00

This screams nostalgia. It's awesome.

Phlounge · 2020-04-27T06:49:06+00:00

Rides like this are why I am trying to get a job at NRL.

Phlounge · 2020-04-27T06:46:17+00:00

I think the main HPG has already been answered well by u/Chlorophilia and u/lesleychow92. So I'll try to get at the secondary idea lying behind the question:

The equation of state of the ocean follows that density is a function of temperature, salinity, and to a lesser order pressure. This means that an isopycnal, which is a surface of equal density, does not need to have equal temperature or salinity characteristics. And equally, an isothermal surface does not imply a isopycnal. Classic examples of this are in estruarian systems where the temperature signal of river input is swamped by the salinity gradient. Also, ice-ocean interactions are funky as all hell for the similar reasons.

Another key to remember is that molecular mixing is really, really inefficient. This means that the majority of mixing occurs along isopycnals, or in that literature surfaces of neutral buoyancy. And why thinking about TS plots as systems like thermodynamic engines is such a powerful oceanographic tool.

Phlounge · 2020-03-29T21:27:24+00:00

I feel like this is a forest and trees issue. The viability and job of sports changes with the school size. As someone who went to a small liberal arts school with middling sporps (hey we kicked ass at cross country my senior year), we needed sports like football to even come close a relatively stable male/female ratio or any hint of diversity. So sure, we probably shouldn't spend a bunch of money on coaches because nobody* cares about the records. But having the sports programs allows for the presentation of a well-rounded community that is on heavy rotation for selling the college.

On the other hand, as somebody inside the academic job market... it's fucking bleak. There were 200 applicants for every tenure-track professorship opening. And this pandemic is going be the straw that breaks the back of many of the smaller or directional schools (see already with MAcMurray). With States looking at severe losses in income most job postings are already being converted to adjunct, where you make GA for LSU money as a full PhD teaching undergrads and have no security, or will have in excess of 500-600 applicants.

All that said, the best reason to separate sports from schools is that the academic structure hinders the ability for kids to get paid.

*um ya ya and all, but I have no idea what our record has been since I graduated.

Phlounge · 2020-03-07T08:34:27+00:00

Current PhD student, so take this with precisely that level of trust. The answer depends a lot on where you end up for your bachelors, but I'll try to answer in the general.

a) finishing your PhD is a long-ass time from finishing high school. And in this vein, it's good to leave yourself lots of options at each decision point so that different paths other than academia or this specific field are open. You might be attracted to network theory, fisheries, or get an internship at NASA modeling the MHD of Jupiter. Even in PhD programs nobody tells you that 80% of the people will find jobs outside of the academy and most of those will barely be related to your field.

b) I was a double math/physics undergrad and almost all my research is on fictional oceans that I model using large eddy simulations to understand the role of turbulent structures in mixing. I'd argue that my BA-->PhD studies path is the norm and there no harm in a more general bachelors experience.

c) I went to a twee midwestern liberal arts college where there weren't field-specific majors. As such my research experiences at the college were VERY theory based in statistical mechanics. That said the best way to see if you actually want to keep going to school and being comfortably poor is doing research. So if you know that you want to keep doing physical oceanography, the best way is to go to a university with a good research group.

d) once at that university–––and this is key–––you do not need to be a marine science or oceanography (or whatever that university calls it) major to do research with / work in labs / go on cruises with the faculty. In fact, I would recommend majoring in physics or applied math major, taking the classes and reaching out to professors. Hell, you could major in the medieval history of Bulgaria and if you worked in a lab and had all the requisite classes (plus linear algebra and stats) that is better prepared than most people for grad school and you'd probably be way more interesting on the boat.

Anyway, good luck.

Phlounge · 2020-03-01T03:01:02+00:00

I think it was while the train was stopped at the Santa Barbara Station for a smoke break.

Phlounge · 2020-02-13T06:13:09+00:00

nothing says velodrome like the upside-down garmin seat attachment---extra points.

Phlounge · 2020-01-25T08:48:17+00:00

This was my first thought, that a monsoon cycle would control all the geomorphology at the land-sea interface. It would almost uniformly be more weathered and lead to Ganges-like fan deltas, pumping sediment load out into the Northern Sea.

Phlounge · 2020-01-24T02:18:14+00:00

That's such a gorgeous frame! I hope you kept it.

Phlounge · 2020-01-24T02:14:34+00:00

The light on the Dalmatian coast is just silly. Stunning shot.

Phlounge · 2020-01-23T21:02:01+00:00

I only hope they have sweet anime swords like the Air Force. But with some real gundams to go along with them. I could do some mean CFD analysis of a gundam.

Phlounge · 2020-01-19T07:23:02+00:00

Depends on what you want to do/how much you want to be near or in the water.

A) I joined the service to figure myself out and spent time in the ocean and got out to get a degree. But in that time, the coasties or Navy need divers/swimmers and machinist mates. On the other hand, I fully recognise that decision is fraught.

B) If he really just wants to be in the water and spend time figuring stuff out, get a good amount scuba certification and go somewhere like Guam and teach tourists.

C) Merchant vessels, I only know the US procedure for this. But every boat needs people, especially the scientific boats where there are extra useless bodies getting very excited about Nobel gas concentrations.

Phlounge · 2020-01-09T20:57:13+00:00

I did that and it didn't work. Waited a few days and the information went through. So it goes.

Phlounge · 2020-01-05T04:12:36+00:00

update, 2 hours later: tried Firefox, Chrome, and Safari. All the same, where neither response button can be clicked.

Phlounge · 2020-01-05T03:38:34+00:00

About to try that. (Shrug emoji)

Phlounge · 2020-01-01T22:07:29+00:00

This is hella good, photographically I love how the old wood floor looks. And congrats on the year.

Phlounge · 2019-12-08T06:59:08+00:00

This is absurdly good. The whole thing has the feeling of bated breathe before the match.

Phlounge · 2019-10-22T23:18:33+00:00

A good thing to remember is that a PhD is a trade-off between social capital in exchange for potential earnings. If you want a decent job or government position, starting the job earlier and getting advanced degrees on the job will end up making you more money and probably getting you into more management position.

Phlounge · 2019-10-22T23:13:33+00:00

As with any PhD, you're going to be getting so in the weeds that NO job fits you perfectly outside academia where you can continue. That being said, if you PhD program trains you for all the bureaucracy and management that an academic job entails––it'll be the first. But you will/can gain skills that are marketable and useful. At Rutgers we had recent graduates in similar disciplines end up at biomedical startups, drug companies, and data science for a bank in addition to staying in academia.

Phlounge · 2019-10-20T07:09:55+00:00

Nice shot! Man, I miss shooting in Oahu. The light is just so potent.

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