Pretty maps are one of my favorite things to look at, but until very recently, I have always struggled to make one. I need to make a pretty simple map of Delaware Bay with all of our sampling stations for my research. I remember that making a map code was the most daunting task. First, …
A conceptual diagram is nothing but a pretty representation of your ideas and concepts for your research. For my scientific visualization course, I attempted to make one. Armored with my new and, might I mention, cheapest drawing tablet, I started working on my conceptual diagram. So the first task was to use colored pencils and …
Why would you want to know about Delaware Bay from a girl who lived almost all her life about 8500 miles away from it, a question you might ask? Is it because she is doing her MS based on this area? No, too weak reasoning. But bear with me, as I believe, when we see …
Oyster is an important species both ecologically and economically. The fishery in Delaware Bay landed 94,470 bushels of oysters in 2011, worth approximately $4.2 million in dockside value. Salinity is one of the major influencers in oyster larval growth, survival, and physiological processes. But, although it is important to predict the salinity at different sampling …