This blog aims to highlight a kaleidoscope of ongoing multi-facetted research activities at or near the Cape Verde Archipelago off West Africa More info
(Deutscher Text unten) Participants of the research cruise POS532 give insight into their work on board the FS POSEIDON. The cruise takes place between the 04 and 24 of February 2019. The introduction to the cruise is given by Henk-Jan Hoving, Deep Sea Biologist and Head of an Emmy Noether Research Group at GEOMAR. During […]
Mit dem Internationalen Workshop on Marine & Atmospheric Science in West Africa vom 13. bis 17. November hat das Ocean Science Centre Mindelo seinen wissenschaftlichen Betrieb aufgenommen. Ab sofort steht es der internationalen Forschung als Logistik-, Konferenz- und Fortbildungszentrum im tropischen Ostatlantik zur Verfügung. Doch welche Räumlichkeiten gibt es im OSCM konkret? Was kann ich […]
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 […]
Yesterday the first major workshop at the brand new Ocean Science Centre Mindelo (OSCM), the International Workshop on Marine & Atmospheric Science in West Africa, started with an icebreaker event. We met many old friends who shared with us the long way of proposing, planning and constructing the OSCM. We could also welcome some new […]
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 […]