The project “Observing the Ocean from Race Yachts CP1756” of Dr. Toste Tanhua (GEOMAR) and Dr. Stefan Raimund (SubCtech) were funded by the Future Ocean Excellence Cluster for new techniques and my PostDoc Position to measure Ocean properties from Volvo Ocean 65 (LWL 20 m) yachts. Who am i, you are asking? I am Sören […]
The second day of the International Workshop on Marine & Atmospheric Science in West Africa had a more official focus. Today, representatives of the Republic of Cape Verde, among them Carlos Évora Rocha (National Director of Maritime Economy of the Republic of Cabo Verde), Dr. Osvaldina Silva (president of the INDP) and Augusto Neves (mayor […]
The first day of the International Workshop on Marine & Atmospheric Sciences in West Africa saw some very interesting talks on different observatories and long-term measurements in the Atlantic, scientific results gained from these observations and future research ideas. In the morning the focus was on the ocean itself, in the afternoon we moved on […]
For this moment we’ve been working very hard. Today starts the first major international workshop at the brand new Ocean Science Centre Mindelo with a traditional icebreaker event. More about the International Workshop on Marine & Atmospheric Sciences in West Africa and the OSCM inauguration ceremony on Tuesday soon here in the blog. All participants […]
After a long and exhausting flight from Europe, we arrived in Lima, Peru, on the 30th of May. Down here we were facing the typical Peruvian winter weather. It was cloudy and rainy and felt almost like Kiel in summer. The next day we went straight to the port of Callao, a place where many […]
Preparations for the scientific operation of GEOMAR research station started After two and a half years of construction, the new GEOMAR research station in Mindelo, Cape Verde, has been completed. Now the preparations for the scientific operation of the Ocean Science Center Mindelo have begun. The project is a cooperation of the GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre […]
Hello world, greetings from the scientists aboard the research vessel Maria S. Merian. We started two days ago in Southampton with a tight work schedule and many expectations for the cruise MSM63-PERMO. Our aim is to survey the major fluid escape features in the central North Sea. We did arrive in the southern […]
Hello world, greetings from the scientists of the cruise MSM63 – PERMO on RV Maria S. Merian! We just left Southampton and set sail northwards to our first survey area, the southern Viking Graben in the central North Sea. There we will first collect bathymetric data to check if the area is suitable for […]
*** English version below*** Die Expedition MSM61 hat vor fast einem Monat begonnen und weil es eine so kurze Fahrt war, ist sie auch schon seit zwei Wochen wieder vorbei. „Kurz“ ist dabei aber nicht gleichzusetzen mit „wenig passiert“. Für mich war es die erste Fahrt auf einem großen Forschungsschiff fern der Ostsee und ich […]
*** English version below *** Wenn man das Wort Eddy hört, ist die erste Assoziation der Meisten ein Name, ein Kumpel, oder vielleicht sogar ein Musiker. Wie z.B. der Name des legendäre Bassisten Eddie Gomez oder des berühmte Jazzpianisten Eddy Louis. Wenn man in den Meereswissenschaften über einen Eddy spricht, ist das eine ganz andere […]