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Manita Chouksy is a new member of the CLIVAR panel. Photo: private
Manita Chouksy is a new member of the CLIVAR panel. Photo: private
Feb 8, 2023

MARUM scientist was selected to be a member of the CLIVAR Ocean Model Development Panel

MARUM scientist Dr. Manita Chouksey, Project leader in the Transregional Collaborative Research Center 181 (TRR 181), is since January 2023 a member of the ...

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Altered ocean circulation in the Indian Ocean could lead to more and stronger flood events in the eastern part of the Indian Ocean and drought and dry periods in the western part of the Indian Ocean. Photo: MARUM - Center for Marine Environmental Sciences
Altered ocean circulation in the Indian Ocean could lead to more and stronger flood events in the eastern part of the Indian Ocean and drought and dry periods in the western part of the Indian Ocean. Photo: MARUM - Center for Marine Environmental Sciences, University of Bremen; M. Mohtadi
Jan 5, 2023

Changing ocean circulation intensifies extreme events in the Indian Ocean

Dry regions experience more drought events, wet regions more precipitation: In a new study, researchers from the U.S., Germany and China have investigated ...

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Foraminifera under the microscope, taken during an expedition with the research vessel SONNE. Photo: MARUM - Center for Marine Environmental Sciences, University of Bremen
Foraminifera under the microscope, taken during an expedition with the research vessel SONNE. Photo: MARUM - Center for Marine Environmental Sciences, University of Bremen
Dec 22, 2022

Colonization of microorganisms from the ocean floor into the water column

Planktonic foraminifera are key to understanding and deciphering past climate. They live and lived in the water column, but their origins are unclear. In a ...

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Aug 25, 2021
An octopus approaches a coral grown on basalt fragments in a water depth of 900 meters, recorded with the remotely operated vehicle MARUM-QUEST. Photo: MARUM - Center for Marine Environmental Sciences, University of Bremen
An octopus approaches a coral grown on basalt fragments in a water depth of 900 meters, recorded with the remotely operated vehicle MARUM-QUEST. Photo: MARUM - Center for Marine Environmental Sciences, University of Bremen

Research Mission Investigates the Ocean as a Carbon Store

How can the ocean help to effectively contain climate change? This question forms the core of the first research mission of the German Marine Resea...

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Aug 6, 2021
The new brochure provides facts and background information on surveying the Atlantic circulation. Photo: KDM/DKK
The new brochure provides facts and background information on surveying the Atlantic circulation. Photo: KDM/DKK

Measuring the Atlantic circulation

The German Marine Research Consortium (KDM) and the German Climate Consortium (DKK) have now published a background brochure on the measurement of ...

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May 31, 2021
The samples studied come from a core recovered by researchers in Morocco's Lake Tislit. Photo: Rachid Cheddadi, University of Montpellier
The samples studied come from a core recovered by researchers in Morocco's Lake Tislit. Photo: Rachid Cheddadi, University of Montpellier

Using fossil plant molecules to track down the Green Sahara

Researchers have developed a new concept to explain the phenomenon known as Green Sahara. To achieve this, they first studied the fossil pollen and...

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Apr 13, 2021
The basis for GLOMAP is data obtained from deep-sea sediment cores. Photo: MARUM - Center for Marine Environmental Sciences, University of Bremen; V. Diekamp
The basis for GLOMAP is data obtained from deep-sea sediment cores. Photo: MARUM - Center for Marine Environmental Sciences, University of Bremen; V. Diekamp

New world map of sea-surface temperature and sea-ice extent during the Last Glacial Maximum

Researchers use maps to visualize their data. Using paleodata from the international MARGO project ("Multiproxy Approach for the Reconstruction of ...

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Feb 17, 2021
Icebreaker Oden on the Arctic Ocean. Credits: Lars Lehnert, SPRS
Icebreaker Oden on the Arctic Ocean. Credits: Lars Lehnert, SPRS

ArcOP – A novel scientific ocean drilling expedition to explore Arctic Ocean paleoceanography and climate

The European Consortium for Ocean Research Drilling (ECORD), the Swedish Polar Research Secretariat (SPRS) and Arctic Marine Solutions (AMS) will j...

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After the test dive, the remotely operated vehicle MARUM-SQUID returns to the surface. Photo: MARUM - Center for Marine Environmental Sciences, University of Bremen; V. Diekamp

Nov 24, 2022

ROV Workshop

Dives with remotely operated vehicles (ROV) are technically very demanding. At the same time, pilots must also be able to meet the requirements of the ...

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Expedition ARCTIC2018 in August and September 2018 with the research vessel Akademik Tryoshnikov to the Arctic Barents and Kara Seas. Foto: Alfred-Wegener-Institut / Andreas Rogge

Nov 21, 2022

Arctic Carbon Conveyor Belt Discovered

Every year, the cross-shelf transport of carbon-rich particles from the Barents and Kara Seas could bind up to 3.6 million metric tons of CO2 in the Arctic ...

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On Wednesday evening, the so-called Icebreaker took place in the MARUM foyer, where participants exchanged ideas in a relaxed atmosphere. Photo: MARUM/Prange

Nov 9, 2022

Annual Meeting of the TMS at MARUM

MARUM will host the annual meeting of the Micropaleontological Society (TMS) between November 9 and 11. The venue is MARUM - Center for Marine ...

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It is not only directly on the water, as here on Hudson Bay, that the ocean influences. A new study shows that in addition to man-made global warming, regional variations are also to be expected. Photo: Ulrike Herzschuh

Nov 3, 2022

How the ocean affects climate on land

Climate on land appears to be much more variable than currently simulated in climate models. The reason for this is the oceanic influence, which shapes the ...

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Dr. Johanna Menges (MARUM, Bremen) sampling a peat core in the Cuvette Congolaise during the 2022 expedition. Photo: Mélanie Guardiola, CEREGE

Nov 2, 2022

Peatlands as climate tipping points

When peat swamps dry out they can release large amounts of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. Because they react so sensitively to climate changes, they ...

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Oct 13, 2022

Science in a pub

Sports betting, female Nobel Prizes, working from home and alternatives to animal products are topics in the fall series of Science goes PUBlic. Scientists ...

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In lectures and poster presentations, the symposium offers a platform for the exchange and discussion of scientific results on processes on and in the ocean floor. Photo: MARUM/Prange

Oct 11, 2022

70 ocean floor experts visiting MARUM

In the framework of the Cluster of Excellence "The Ocean Floor - Earth's Uncharted Interface", MARUM is hosting the "Ocean Floor Symposium" from October 9 ...

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