Research projects of our section

Helmholtz Young Investigator Group Marine Carbon and Ecosystem Feedbacks in the Earth System (MarEsys)

Horizon 2020: COMFORT EU Project: Our common future ocean in the Earth system – quantifying coupled cycles of carbon, oxygen, and nutrients for determining and achieving safe operating spaces with respect to tipping points

Horizon 2020: OceanNETs: Ocean-based Negative Emission Technologies - analyzing the feasibility, risks, and co-benefits of ocean-based negative emission technologies for stabilizing the climate

RETAKE: Carbon Dioxide Removal by Alkalinity Enhancement: Potential, Benefits and Risks

BMBF nuArctic: Towards a better understanding of the nutrient cycles in the ‘new’ Arctic Ocean and implications for future primary productivity and carbon export

OceanICU : OceanICU is a Horizon Europe project aiming to produce new data, information and understanding on the role of the Ocean in the global carbon cycle. 

ERC OceanPeak: The global ocean carbon cycle after peak emissions: Dynamics and process attribution in a seamless model framework from coastal shelves to the open ocean.
For more information please visit https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101077209 and 
https://www.awi.de/ueber-uns/service/presse/presse-detailansicht/default-c1f8a44c21-1.html

EU Project POMP: "Polar Ocean Mitigation Potential" (POMP) is a new EU project involving 16 partners, including the AWI. The aim of the research project is to investigate the effects of climate change on polar biodiversity and the CO2 absorption capacity of ecosystems in polar regions.