{"id":676,"date":"2014-11-09T16:59:59","date_gmt":"2014-11-09T15:59:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.oceanblogs.org\/kosmos2014gc\/?p=676"},"modified":"2014-11-09T19:19:16","modified_gmt":"2014-11-09T18:19:16","slug":"summer-holiday-vs-kosmos-routine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oceanblogs.org\/kosmos2014gc\/2014\/11\/09\/summer-holiday-vs-kosmos-routine\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cSummer holiday\u201d vs. KOSMOS routine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>*German version below*<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Delicious tropical fruits for breakfast, lonesome strolls on the picturesque cliffside towards the PLOCAN lighthouse at dawn, watching a nice sunrise and cutting through the waves on adventurous motorboat rides and \u2013 with a bit of luck \u2013 spotting some turtles, flying fish or even a hammerhead shark in the crystal-clear waters surrounding Gran Canaria&#8230;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_678\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.oceanblogs.org\/kosmos2014gc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2014\/11\/sunset.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-678\" class=\"wp-image-678 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.oceanblogs.org\/kosmos2014gc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2014\/11\/sunset-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"sunset\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.oceanblogs.org\/kosmos2014gc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2014\/11\/sunset-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.oceanblogs.org\/kosmos2014gc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2014\/11\/sunset-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-678\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sunset over the experiment site. Picture: Andrea Ludwig<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Wait! Is this a cheesy advertisement from a traveling agency or a blog entry about our work at KOSMOS!? Well, it\u2019s kind of both\u2026 \ud83d\ude09 Admittedly, the weather and the natural environment here are really nice and holiday-like. The daily routine at the experiment site, however, is really tough. 3-4 hours of physical work under the burning sun, sometimes accompanied by waves and heavy winds (see blog entry \u201ca normal sampling day\u201d). On a usual sampling day, we move more than 600 L of water \u2013 out of the water, into the sampling containers, back to the harbor, from the boat into our van and up to the labs. And of course the day is not over yet by far! After a quick lunch break, which usually consists of a \u201cbocadillo\u201d (Canary-style sandwich), all of us spread out into their respective labs and analyze the numerous samples that have been taken in the morning. Usually it\u2019s already dark outside once all the daily work is done. And since the next sampling day won\u2019t be long in coming, the rest of the evening is used to relax and regain some strength for tomorrow\u2026<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_677\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.oceanblogs.org\/kosmos2014gc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2014\/11\/sampling.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-677\" class=\"wp-image-677 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.oceanblogs.org\/kosmos2014gc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2014\/11\/sampling-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"sampling\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.oceanblogs.org\/kosmos2014gc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2014\/11\/sampling-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.oceanblogs.org\/kosmos2014gc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2014\/11\/sampling-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-677\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Daily work at the mesocosms. Picture: Ulf Riebesell<\/p><\/div>\n<p>So what is the answer to the question above? Yes, on the one hand, some of the activities on the waters surrounding this subtropical island make you think you are on a holiday for a second. But at the same time, daily work at KOSMOS is tough and can be really exhausting at times. The most important thing, however, is that, we get to work on the ocean a lot, and that we have the chance to obtain some really exciting data and insights into the functioning of marine ecosystems. So, ultimately, I think this great and intense experience reminds all of us why we are here and why we have chosen to become marine scientists in the first place.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>______________________________________________<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Leckere tropische Fr\u00fcchte zum Fr\u00fchst\u00fcck, einsame Spazierg\u00e4nge entlang der malerischen Klippen zum PLOCAN Leuchtturm in der Morgend\u00e4mmerung, bei abenteuerlichen Motorbootfahrten den Sonnenaufgang bewundern und durch die Wellen pfl\u00fcgen, und dabei mit etwas Gl\u00fcck Schildkr\u00f6ten, fliegende Fische oder sogar einen Hammerhai im kristallklaren Wasser Gran Canarias sichten&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Moment! Ist das hier eine kitschige Werbung eines Reiseb\u00fcros oder ein Blog-Beitrag \u00fcber unsere Arbeit bei KOSMOS!? Nun ja, gewisserma\u00dfen beides \ud83d\ude09 Zugegebenerma\u00dfen sind das Wetter und die Natur hier ziemlich urlaubsm\u00e4\u00dfig. Die t\u00e4gliche, meist 3-4 st\u00fcndige Routine am Experiment-Standort ist allerdings harte k\u00f6rperliche Arbeit unter der brennenden subtropischen Sonne, manchmal auch noch begleitet von Wellen und starkem Wind (siehe Blog-Beitrag \u201cEin normaler Probenahmetag\u201d). An einem gew\u00f6hnlichen Probenahmetag, werden mehr als 600 L Wasser bewegt \u2013 aus dem Wasser raus, hinein in die Probengef\u00e4\u00dfe, zur\u00fcck in den Hafen, vom Boot in den Bus, und schlie\u00dflich hoch in die Labor. Nat\u00fcrlich ist der Tag damit noch lange nicht vorbei! Nach einem kurzen Mittagessen, das meist aus einem \u201cBocadillo\u201d (kanarisches Sandwich) besteht, machen sich alle auf den Weg in ihre Labore und analysieren die zahlreichen Proben, die am morgen genommen wurden. Meist ist es schon l\u00e4ngst dunkel, wenn die t\u00e4gliche Arbeit erledigt ist. Und da der n\u00e4chste Probenahmetag nicht lange auf sich warten l\u00e4sst, wird der Rest des Tages meist dazu genutzt um zu entspannen und die Energiereserven wieder etwas aufzuf\u00fcllen.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Was ist also nun die Antwort auf obige Frage? Ja, bei manchen unserer Aktivit\u00e4ten auf dem Wasser, das diese subtropische Insel umgibt, mag man f\u00fcr einen kurzen Moment denken man w\u00e4re im Urlaub. Andererseits arbeiten wir hier bei KOSMOS jeden Tag hart und das kann manchmal sehr anstrengend sein. Das wichtigste ist jedoch, dass wir die M\u00f6glichkeit haben einen Gro\u00dfteil unserer Zeit auf dem Ozean zu arbeiten, und dabei sehr spannende Daten und Erkenntnisse \u00fcber die Funktionsweise mariner \u00d6kosysteme gewinnen k\u00f6nnen. Somit erinnert uns diese tolle und intensive Erfahrung letztendlich alle daran, weshalb wir hier sind und warum wir uns \u00fcberhaupt dazu entschlossen haben die Meere zu erforschen!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>*German version below* &nbsp; Delicious tropical fruits for breakfast, lonesome strolls on the picturesque cliffside towards the PLOCAN lighthouse at dawn, watching a nice sunrise and cutting through the waves on adventurous motorboat rides and \u2013 with a bit of luck \u2013 spotting some turtles, flying fish or even a hammerhead shark in the crystal-clear [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":65,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-676","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.oceanblogs.org\/kosmos2014gc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/676","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.oceanblogs.org\/kosmos2014gc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.oceanblogs.org\/kosmos2014gc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.oceanblogs.org\/kosmos2014gc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/65"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.oceanblogs.org\/kosmos2014gc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=676"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.oceanblogs.org\/kosmos2014gc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/676\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":686,"href":"https:\/\/www.oceanblogs.org\/kosmos2014gc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/676\/revisions\/686"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.oceanblogs.org\/kosmos2014gc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=676"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.oceanblogs.org\/kosmos2014gc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=676"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.oceanblogs.org\/kosmos2014gc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=676"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}