• Research Focus

    IODP/ICDP drill proposals. Formation of the Arctic Basin Polarstern for geophysics in the Arctic Ocean Research projects on the formation of the Arctic Ocean Development of the North Atlantic Deepwater [...] modification of oceanic crust, and modification of regional palaeo-circulation. Palaeo-topography and dynamic modifications of the seafloor strongly affect the pathways of the oceanic circulation and the [...] and its precursors? Follow this link Gateways of the Southern Ocean What was the effect of the opening of the gateways of the Southern Ocean? Lakes as climate archives Old lake-level terraces at the current

  • Campaigns

    institutions in 3 European countries studied processes of the energy transfer between the ocean and the atmosphere in the Arctic. The project was conducted from 1998 to 2000 with a major field campaign involving [...] addressed the effects of clouds and of Arctic Haze on the radiative fluxes at the surface and in the atmospheric column for various states of the surface in the European Arctic. Major emphasis was put on convective [...] over the ice-free ocean and on stratiform clouds at low levels and their radiational exchange with sea ice. The effects of clouds on the radiative fluxes for various states of the ocean surface were studied

  • FLO CHAR

    Land to Ocean: How Coastal Habitats in the Arctic Respond" (FLO CHAR) focuses on the biogeochemical effects of climate change on the most rapidly evolving ecosystem on Earth, the shallow Arctic coastal [...] the Arctic is dramatically altering terrestrial and marine environments and will have cascading influences on all ecosystems and infrastructure on which local communities rely. Particularly Arctic coastal [...] sit at the interface between the warming land and ocean. At the same time coastal and near-shore zones are the most understudied regions of the Arctic marine realm. One critical area that has been affected

  • The benefits of models

    represents one of the most important connections between the Arctic Ocean and the North Atlantic. In the past few years, we’ve seen a major decline in Arctic sea ice in the region. In addition, more warm and salty [...] regional climate model for the Arctic. The model consists of several components: the atmosphere, sea ice, ocean and land. Simulations with this model help us interpret the Arctic climate, its variability and [...] climate changes in the Arctic are connected to the weather and climate in central Europe. The difficult thing about these interactions is the fact that, in addition to the Arctic factors, other aspects

  • We are on the way – finally!

    multidisciplinary investigations in the atmosphere, the water column and at the seafloor of the Arctic Ocean.
    [...] the early evening on the 13th June 2016 we set sail for the long passage from Bremerhaven to the Arctic. We, that is 45 crew members and a total of 51 scientists, engineers, technicians and students with

  • Research

    y in the Arctic Ocean may transition from being predominantly light-controlled to being more nutrient-controlled. Also, the phenomenon of ocean acidification is most pronounced in the Arctic due to the [...] temporal scales of phyoplankton activity (Graphic: Phytochange) Focus – The Arctic is warming faster than any other oceanic region of the planet and its sea-ice cover is declining faster than models predict [...] e Lüdeling) FRAM - Our Work group is also involved in the context of the Arctic long-term observatory FRAM (Frontiers of Arctic Monitoring) . Based on innovative developments as well as approved technologies

  • Engergy Budgets

    fluxes in ice covered oceans (Photo: Stefanie Arndt, AWI) The radiation budget of sea ice dominates the sea-ice energy balance and the exchange of energy between the atmosphere and the ocean in ice-covered regions [...] comprehensive data sets from remote regions of the Arctic and Antarctic. Contact: Dr. Marcel Nicolaus Dr. Ran Tao Surface albedo of ice-covered regions in the Arctic and Antarctic mostly depends on the thickness [...] to the atmosphere (albedo), that is absorbed by snow and sea ice, ant that is transmitted into the ocean (transmittance). We perform various radiation measurements during our field campaigns using Polarstern

  • Publications

    youtube.com/channel/UCxseMj2r9jMDq-LjKzUOIVg/featured Arctic Ocean MSM93 expedition contribution to newsletter of German Science Foundation Transregio Arctic Amplification: www.ac3-tr.de/download/ne [...] kugel-klimaforschung-mit-markus-rex/tausendstel-millimeter-gross-aber-echte-giganten/85718382 Arctic Ocean MSM93 expedition highlighted in the German newspaper “Süddeutsche Zeitung” 6 Nov 2020: https :// [...] Symposium 2022 in Bonn within the German radio programme Deutschlandfunk about her presentation on "Novel ocean color information from Sentinel-5P’s high spectral resolution" in the broadcast "Forschung aktuell"

  • Team

    remote sensing (ocean color, altimetry, infrared). But I am currently focusing more on BGC modelling in the framework of the H2020-Project COMFORT and the BMBF nuArctic projects. nuArctic investigates nutrient [...] examined the decadal variability of the carbon cycle in the Indian Ocean region. For the Ph.D. I am doing Ocean Biogeochemical Modeling for Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement in deep and bottom water formation regions [...] studied marine sciences and have worked with global ocean biogeochemistry models as well as observations in the past. I am interested in understanding ocean carbon cycling and its interactions with climate

  • PS101 KARASIK

    m at Gakkel Ridge of the Central Arctic. Such integrated studies of ultraslow oceanic spreading zones are rare, because the most extensive of these systems, the Arctic Gakkel Ridge and the Southwest Indian