From Sunday to Wednesday 22 marine scientist met at the University of Cape Town in South Africa to prepare for the M133 Expedition. The participants are from South Africa, Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil, France and Germany and mostly at the Master or PhD level. Most of us met for the first time and enjoyed the hospitality […]
Zu Beginn der Woche verlangsamte der starke Wind von vorne unsere Fahrt Richtung Süden. Das Kap der Guten Hoffnung umfuhren wir bei ruhigem Wetter und erreichten am 10. Oktober den Indischen Ozean südlich des Kap Agulhas. Die METEOR hat während der M75 Expedition im April 2008 zum letzten mal im Indischen Ozean geforscht. Auch die […]
The METEOR 100/2 voyage started on Friday 4th of October at 09:30 from Walvis Bay, Namibia. The research expedition has a number of scientific objectives and provides the opportunity for African and German young scientists to learn from each other. The first study region is the Benguela Current and Upwelling System of the Namibian coast. […]