The white Atlas crane at Biidaasige Park in Toronto is reminiscent of the dinosaurs at the Royal Ontario Museum.
Mathew Wells
@efdtoronto.bsky.social
Prof. University of Toronto Scarborough 🌊 ❄️ 💧 🐟 Great Lakes - Limnology - Fluid Dynamics Sediment Transport - Ice - Fish
New paper out by Patricia Semsecen on wind driven transport of plsstic debris in Georgian Bay, Lake Huron, Ontario iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
Observing surface water currents and macroplastic pollution transport using GPS-tracked drifters in a large embayment of the Great Lakes, Canada
Observing surface water currents and macroplastic pollution transport using GPS-tracked drifters in a large embayment of the Great Lakes, Canada, Semcesen, Patricia Olena, Sweetnam, David, wells, mathew G., Gordon, Amber
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Interesting periodic patterns formed by waves on a beach
We are excited about #aslo in Montreal this week. Our group will talk about how various physical processes influence lake dynamics.
We’re in Montreal and super excited for #ASLOSIL26! We’ll talk about physics, bubbles, nitrogen and models. Also, join us at ///SS009 The Next Frontier in Aquatic Sciences/// from Friday to Saturday. 🌊 Invited talk by Abhilash Neog about foundation modeling for lake research.
The ASL0-SIL meeting starts in sbout 2 weeks. This workshop might be of interest www.aslo.org/aslo-sil-202... WS11 Tutorials in Physical Limnology for Biologists and Chemists Date/Time: Thursday, 14-May-26, 13:00-14:15 Location: 519A
Highland creek at UTSC after thunderstorms this morning
Liberals, esp local ones, are extremely mealy mouthed about this in their statements. They could stop it quickly if they wanted to.
Alex Bozikovic@alexbozikovic.bsky.social · 5mo agoThe stupidity and destructiveness of this move cannot be overstated. If the Liberals go along with it, it will be to their everlasting shame. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
I had forgetten, if I ever knew, that there was a Foraminifera Sculpture Park. 114 sculptures. Sublime.
🌊 NEW BLOG! Listening to Storm Waves Beneath Lake Ontario A study led by former #CIGLR postdoc Dr. Chu-Fang Yang & CIGLR's Ayumi Fujisaki-Manome & @umich.edu partners shows how a fiber-optic cable on the lakebed can monitor storm waves in real time: ciglr.seas.umich.edu/listening-st... #GreatLakes
Wind and -20°C created some wild ice on the trees by beach in #Toronto
Highly recommend taking a spin on the lake tomorrow in the sun. Walk off the beach at Snake Island onto the solid ice.
Interesting mix of fluid dynamics and biology pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
Tracing Environmental DNA Transport in a Large Lake with Synthetic DNA Microparticles and Hydrodynamic Modeling
Natural environmental DNA (eDNA) offers a powerful tool for aquatic ecosystem monitoring. However, its transport in large lakes remains poorly understood due to its instability, scarcity, and heteroge...
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The #HighSeasTreaty is now in force! unlocking the path to protect half our planet, the High Seas. 📢 Now’s the time for more countries to ratify and be part of the first #BBNJCOP. https://highseasalliance.org/treaty-ratification/a-wave-of-messages-for-the-high-seas/ #60toGlobal
Thread: Each week I run a simulation of Australia’s main electricity grid using rescaled generation data to show that it can get very close to 100% renewable electricity with 24GW/120GWh of storage (5 hrs at av demand) Results: Last week: 100% RE Last 223 weeks: 98.6% RE (1/5)
A wild sculpture in Toronto made out of bike chains ⛓️ 🚲
The new delta of Don River is now visible on satellite maps!
Matt Armstrong@matta7.bsky.social · 8mo agoAnd visible on satellite in Apple Maps & Here WeGo maps (the two I use).
Our new island is now showing up on Google Maps! (Ookwemin Minising island in Toronto)
Hydrology Paper of the Day @efdtoronto.bsky.social on how GPS trackers quantify the movement of plastic debris in Toronto Harbour on Lake Ontario: calculation of plastic drift velocities and paths; relationships with wind patterns and water current variabilities; and a geography of water circulation
Mathew Wells@efdtoronto.bsky.social · last yr.New paper on plastic waste in Toronto Harbour. "Wind driven transport of macroplastic debris in a large urban harbour measured by GPS-tracked drifters Open Access link = www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... The video below shows the pathways that floating plastics were driven by the wind.