A Journey of Dreams, Science and Courage

Menschen schauen in die Kamera, eine Person hält ein Fernglas, Schiff im Hintergrund

I’m a dreamer. One of those who believe that life makes sense when lived with intensity, emotion and a touch of adrenaline. Ever since I was a child, I’ve always wanted to discover the world, travel to unknown places and, above all, do science that could transform realities. When the opportunity arose to embark on […]

Stowaways!

Pigeon on the railing, ocean in the background

Flap! Flap! Coo…. These pigeon noises, perfectly normal in any congested city, are entirely unexpected here. We are sailing through the eastern tropical North Atlantic on the German icebreaker POLARSTERN that is our home for two weeks. Water to the horizon in all directions and then… a pigeon! A quick look to portside solves the […]

#MSM106 Floating University -Come Along – My First Research Cruise Experience

Have you ever wondered what it’s like to be part of a research cruise? Ever since I joined the WASCAL master’s program in Climate Change and Marine Sciences, I have earnestly been waiting for the program’s shipboard training component.  My expectations prior to the cruise were quite high as I could not wait to immerse […]

#MSM106 WASCAL FLOATING UNIVERSITY: The Ocean around us

>deutsche Fassung siehe weiter unten< It is unbelievable that around Cabo Verde, there exists a large expanse of blue water bigger than a River. The research voyage on the R/V MARIA S. MERIAN began on February 26, 2022 and we are still excited and impressed by the famous big blue ‘water body’ that is called OCEAN. […]

#MSM106 WASCAL Floating University-Our excitement prior to Cruise

>German version below< The research trip on R/V MARIA S. MERIAN was scheduled to start on the 26th of February, 2022 and we were all excited and couldn’t wait to get started. This cruise being one of the scholarship packages of Climate Change and Marine Sciences under WASCAL motivated most of us and raised our […]

#MSM106 WASCAL Floating University – from white to blue

>German version below< It’s kind of crazy that you want to investigate the oceans and have to go to the mountains first. Huh, why is that? I haven’t quite understood it yet myself , but that is what I did.Due to the Corona pandemic, it is unfortunately no longer so easy to explore the ocean […]

#MOSESeddyhunt: Neues von der Stemme/News from the Stemme

Das Forschungsflugzeug Stemme der FH Aachen beim Messflug über dem Atlantik. / The research airplane Stemme of the FH Aachen during a measurement flight over the Atlantic Ocean. Photo: Arne Körtzinger/GEOMAR

(English below) Hier kommt ein Update von der Stemme-Crew. Diesmal aus unserer neuen “Zentrale” auf Fogo! Gestern sind wir mit den wichtigsten Teilen der Ausrüstung von der Insel Sal nach Fogo umgezogen. Da die Fähre wegen der großen Wellen nicht lief, sind wir alle mit dem Flugzeug geflogen. Leider sind einige unserer Geräte nicht angekommen, […]

#MOSESEDDYHUNT: Der Ozean unter dem Mikroskop / The Ocean under a Microscope

Beispielbilder von Plankton und “Marinem Schnee”. / Example images of various plankton and marine snow aggregates from the CPICS. Photo: HZG/Klas Ove Möller

(English below) Es schneit, es schneit, ….  Auf den Kap Verden?! Nein, nicht das, was ihr denkt! Die Rede ist von “marine snow”. Also Schnee im Ozean. Das sind herabsinkende Partikel oder Aggregate biogenen Ursprungs, die unter Wasser wie Schneeflocken aussehen und eine wichtige Rolle im Partikelfluss des Ozeans spielen. Diese Aggregate, beispielsweise aus abgestorbenem […]