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GAIA - a unified framework for sediment transport and bed evolution in rivers, coastal seas and transitional waters in the TELEMAC-MASCARET modelling system

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Journal of Applied Hydrography

Van Migerode, Céline

Article, Published Version
Van Migerode, Céline
Hydrography in Hamburg: like a fish to water
Hydrographische Nachrichten
Verfügbar unter/Available at: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11970/110693
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Van Migerode, Céline (2023): Hydrography in Hamburg: like a fish to water. In:
Hydrographische Nachrichten 123. Rostock: Deutsche Hydrographische Gesellschaft e.V..
S. 26-27. https://doi.org/10.23784/HN121-04.
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26 Hydrographische Nachrichten
Erasmus experience
some basic courses to strengthen my elemen-
tary foundation in hydrographic science: I gained 
knowledge in common hydrographic terminol-
ogy, in the principles of underwater acoustics, 
and got insight into the working in principles of 
popular underwater sonar systems such as the 
multibeam echo sounder and the side-scan sonar. 
In more advanced classes, I was taught how to 
adequately prepare and realise the complex mul-
tisensory procedure that is a hydrographic survey, 
and during practical fieldwork, I put the theoreti-
cal knowledge into practice and gained experi-
ence on board of a survey vessel. 
The most specialised and intrusive course in my 
curriculum was an advanced training that guided 
me through every step of a hydrographic survey: 
from a ship alignment survey and cruise planning 
to data acquisition and processing. Under supervi-
sion of Mona Lütjens and Friederike Köpke, I con-
ducted a survey on board of the Ludwig Prandtl 
in which we acquired data with advanced hydro-
graphic instruments such as an Acoustic Dop-
pler Current Profiler, a side-scan sonar and a sub-
bottom profiler. With the acquired data, I solved 
a self-chosen research question; I investigated 
the relation between the flow velocity and the 
No better place to immerge in the fascinating 
world of hydrography than Hamburg, the city 
on the banks of the Elbe river, home to the most 
important port in Germany (Fig. 1). From August 
2021 to March 2022, I moved to Hamburg to get 
a taste of the German life, study hydrography and 
gather practical experience on board of a survey 
vessel. 
During my first month in Hamburg, I got the 
opportunity to follow an internship in the Federal 
Maritime and Hydrographic Agency in Hamburg 
(Bundesamt für Seeschifffahrt und Hydrographie, 
BSH). Guided by the expertise of Birgit Klein and 
Ingrid Angel, I contributed to the EURO-ARGO RISE 
project by performing simulations with Virtual 
floats in boundary currents in the Nordic Seas. I 
learned about the Argo project – an international 
programme with the aim of monitoring and stud-
ying the oceans dynamics and the processes –, 
gained insight in oceanographic models and ex-
perimented with optimisation algorithms.
After the interesting period at the BSH, I started 
as an exchange student in the Master Geodesy 
and Geoinformatics at the HafenCity University 
Hamburg. The majority of my courses were taught 
within the specialisation Hydrography. I followed 
An article by CÉLINE VAN MIGERODE
Céline Van Migerode is a Belgian student who just graduated the Master Geography 
and Geomatics at Ghent University. In her final Master year, she participated in an 
exchange programme and studied for one semester at the HafenCity University in 
Hamburg. Currently, she is a PhD candidate in Social Geography at KU Leuven doing 
research about uncertainty related with urbanisation. In this article, she reports on her 
Erasmus experience in Hamburg.
Hydrography in Hamburg: 
like a fish to water
hydrography education | practical training | Erasmus semester 
enseignement de l'hydrographie | formation pratique | semestre Erasmus
Hydrographieausbildung | praktische Übungen | Erasmussemester
Author
Céline Van Migerode is a 
PhD candidate at the Public 
Governance Institute and 
the Division of Geography 
and Tourism at KU Leuven, 
Belgium.
celine.vanmigerode@kuleuven.be
Céline Van Migerode ist eine belgische Studentin, die gerade ihr Masterstudium in Geografie und Geo-
matik an der Universität Gent abgeschlossen hat. In ihrem letzten Masterjahr machte sie ein Auslands-
semester an der HafenCity Universität in Hamburg. Derzeit ist sie Doktorandin in Sozialgeografie an der 
KU Leuven und forscht über Unsicherheit im Zusammenhang mit der Urbanisierung. In diesem Artikel 
berichtet sie über ihre Erasmus-Erfahrung in Hamburg.
Céline Van Migerode est une étudiante belge qui vient d'obtenir le master Géographie et Géomatique de 
l'Université de Gand. Lors de sa dernière année de master, elle a participé à un programme d'échange et 
a étudié pendant un semestre à l'université HafenCity de Hambourg. Actuellement, elle est candidate au 
doctorat en géographie sociale à la KU Leuven et mène des recherches sur l'incertitude liée à l'urbanisa-
tion. Dans cet article, elle parle de son expérience Erasmus à Hambourg.
DOI: 10.23784/HN123-04
HN 123 — 11/2022 27
Erasmus experience
The exchange semester was an immersive ex-
perience in hydrography by the combination of 
both the internship at the BSH and the specialised 
courses at HCU. And even though at the moment I 
am not working in the hydrographic sector, the se-
mester in Hamburg was a valuable experience and 
taught me a lot of relevant insights in performing 
fieldwork, analysing data and modelling principles 
in general. I would certainly recommend a semes-
ter abroad in Hamburg at the HafenCity University, 
especially for students interested in hydrography. //
micro-bathymetry. During the field training, I re-
ally gained theoretical and practical expertise as a 
hydrographer. 
Apart from the in-depth hydrographic courses, 
I also followed German-taught courses from the 
specialisation »Geodätische Messtechnik« (Geo-
detic Measurement Technology) within the Mas-
ter in Geodesy and Geoinformatics. The courses 
not only allowed me to expand my knowledge 
in other subdisciplines of geomatics, but also to 
improve my German speaking and writing skills. In 
one of the courses, 3D-visualisation, I learned how 
to build a game in Unreal Engine. I developed a 
game in Virtual Reality with as key feature one of 
the most stunning buildings in Hamburg: the Pla-
netarium (Fig. 2).
In addition to the high-quality educational ex-
perience in Hamburg, I also experienced a lot of 
unforgettable moments with my friends and 
roommates. Accommodated in the Gustav-Rad-
bruch-Haus, home to a large international commu-
nity of students from all over the world, I learned 
from different cultures and met a lot of interesting 
people. The semester abroad as a whole was thus 
an important and valuable experience both on a 
personal and education level. 
Fig. 1: Céline Van Migerode in the port of Hamburg
Fig. 2: The Planetarium in a Virtual Reality game


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