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   15.08.2017

   Like small blenders in the sea: offshore wind turbines

   Along Germany’s coast they seem to sprout up like mushrooms: offshore wind farms. Dozens of wind turbines, each over 100 meters tall, produce renewable electricity for our households. But do these farms disturb marine ecosystems? Or do they actually have a positive effect?

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   28.02.2017

   Interactive now! The global lithological map

   Zoom in and out and rotate the globe

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   24.02.2016

   Oceanographers warn of gaps in measuring the salinity of the ocean

   Commentary in “Nature Climate Change”: in the upcoming March issue, four respected oceanographers from the USA and Germany warn about the dangers of cutting back on successful programs to monitor ocean salinity.

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   15.02.2016

   Fishing grounds off the coast of southwest Africa: not yet affected by climate change

   News from Climate Science: Once a month, climate researchers report on their latest findings in the newspaper "Hamburger Abendblatt" Kay Emeis is currently researching whether the ecological changes off the coast of southwest Africa are the product of climate change.

    

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   21.10.2015

   Ocean salinity – the key to the global water cycle?

   Last week, about 80 oceanographers from around the globe gathered at Hamburg’s Museum für Völkerkunde to discuss the latest findings on “salinity and freshwater changes in the ocean.” The four-day conference was organized by DFG Research Group 1740 “Atlantic Freshwater Cycle,” which is coordinated...

6. 09.10.2015

   Talk: Biogeochemical North Sea Climatology

   Iris Hinrichs spoke on the 50th European Marine Biology Symposium on Helgoland, September 21st -25th 2015.

    

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   03.09.2014

   Ecosystem North Sea: Valuable Data in Record Time

   Small, but plentiful: Minuscule water organisms–commonly known as plankton–are drifting with the rhythm of ocean currents. These organisms can tell oceanographers a lot about the North Sea’s ecosystem. On their latest expedition, fisheries scientists from the Center for Earth System Research and...