Deanna - Ponce and Project

Ponce Inlet Dune Measuring

It was very interesting to see how the dunes have changed since last March when we did it for Geology. I did notice that the East Dunes have the most movement versus the West Dunes which makes sense. The West Dunes get a lot less wind.

Dunes at Ponce Inlet.

Dr. Woodall making sure Houston is on his game.

This is the initial spot where we measure out 22 m and set up the auto-level.

When the Stadia Rod is extended, it becomes quite a challenge to hold it steady.

What a great day and place to have our lab!

Yes, we celebrate at the end of every lab! We love lab!!

Project

Well, the deeper into this project we become, the more questions and ideas pop into our heads!

How does the depth of the water affect our project? Or a turbine?

How does the topography of the river bottom affect the project? Or a turbine?

Where are we going to launch our accelerometer? (I got the how figured out. We bought a sailboat.)

Does our CMD (Current Measuring Device) float on the water or set on the bottom?

And so on...

However, we have figured out (hypothetically) enough info to launch our proto-type into the pool.
Does it sink or float...

Next objective after the pool, see if we can go to the Oceanwalk and use their lazy river.

We sat in on part of the webinar to teach us how to use the software that has been developed to work with our HOBO (accelerometer). It shouldn't be that hard. We found a lot of info and help.

So...see ya next week!