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31.08.2015

Research on oxygen minimum zones: International team of experts develops white paper

From August 30 to September 1, 2015, the IOW hosts a workshop of high-ranking international experts from the SCOR working group “Microbial Community Reponses to Ocean Deoxygenation”. The workshop aims at developing guide lines, which provide an orientation for researchers worldwide to standardize and optimize their work on OMZ.

24.08.2015

Time travel into the past of marginal seas: IOW expedition explores Canadian coastal waters

Why and how have coastal waters undergone environmental changes during the last dec-ades and centuries? Is it possible to distinguish between natural processes and anthropo-genic influences that drive these changes? These questions are guiding the current IOW expedition of the research vessel MARIA S. MERIAN into the Gulf of St. Lawrence.

20.08.2015

First comprehensive microplastic survey in the Baltic Sea underway

On August 17, an IOW team headed out on the research vessel POSEIDON for a survey of microplastic in the Baltic Sea that includes up to 50 sampling stations.

29.07.2015

Gotcha! Microbial “methane eaters” use gas bubbles to rise from the seafloor into the water column

Novel bubble catcher provides proof of a so far unknown transport process, with potential implications for the reduction of the greenhouse gas methane in the marine environment

28.07.2015

Cold „Hotspots“: METEOR expedition takes a close look at upwelling zones in the Baltic Sea

On July 23, the METEOR set to sea for her second big research cruise this year. Under IOW lead the German research vessel will spend the first month in the Baltic Sea, where the research will focus on biochemical processes of upwelling zones.

08.04.2015

BaltCoast: New European project aims at the development of integrated approaches between exploiting and protecting the Baltic Sea

BaltCoast gathers partners from seven Baltic Sea countries looking for new action strategies for politicians and authorities. A first meeting on April 12 – 15, 2015, at the IOW will bring together 30 scientists.

01.04.2015

Research vessel ELISABETH MANN BORGESE starts for the 100th cruise

Almost four years ago, the IOW commissioned the new research vessel ELISABETH MANN BORGESE. Now it will set off for its 100th research cruise.

04.03.2015

Oxygen arrived at the bottom of the Central Baltic Sea

Two and a half months after oxygen rich North Sea water entered the Baltic Sea, IOW scientists measure its effect in the Gotland Basin.

07.01.2015

A salt water inflow of astonishing dimensions

Season´s greetings from the North Sea turned out to be the third largest salt water inflow since beginning of oceanographic observations in the Baltic Sea.

19.12.2014

Measuring a major salt water inflow in realtime

For the second time this year, the deep water of the Baltic Sea is ventilated by North Sea water which is rich in oxygen. According to the Warnemünde oceanographers, the on-site findings let hope for record breaking dimensions.