Nebroc Projects

Ongoing projects with bilateral NEBROC participation

6C - Carbon Cycle, Carbonate Chemistry, Climate Change, 2002-2006, EU 5, G.J. Brummer, S. Schouten, J. Bijma, D. Wolf-Gladrow

Carbo-Ocean, EC Integrated Project, H. de Baar, M. Hoppema, D. Wolf-Gladrow

HERMES - Hotspot Ecosystem Research on the margins of the European Seas, 2005-2009, EU 6.FRP, IPTj. Van Weering, D. Hebbeln, H. Grobe

MARBEF - Marine Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning, 2005-2009, EU Network of Excellence

MOUNDFORCE - Forcing of Carbonate Mounds and Deep Water Coral Reefs along the NW European Continental Margin, 2003-2006(7), ESF-Euromargins, Tj. Van Weering, J. Sinninghe Damsté, D. Hebbeln

PALEOSALT - New proxies for palaeosalinty reconstructions, 2005-2008, ESF-
Euroclimate, G.J. Brummer, S. Schouten, J. Bijma, I. Zondervan

Proxycal - Development and validation of elemental ratio proxies in foraminifera and corals, DFG GZ BI, G.J. Brummer, J. Bijma, I. Zondervan

Proxycal - follow up, DFG NWO, G.J. Brummer
P. v. Cappellen, M. Wolthers, H. Arlinghaus, A. Benthien, J. Bijma, G. Nehrke

Past EU-Projects with bilateral NEBROC participation

BIOHAB Biological Control of Harmful Algal Blooms in European Coastal water: Role of Eutrophication. Funding 2000-2002.

CARUSO Carbon Dioxide Uptake by the Southern Ocean. Funding 1998-2000

COMET Composition of dissolved organic matter and its interaction with metals and ultraviolet radiation in river-ocean systems: impact on the microbial foodweb. Funding 2000-2002.

ECOMOUND Environmental Controls on Mound Formation along the European Margin. Funding: 2000-2002.

GEOMOUND The Mound Factory - Internal Controls. Funding: 2000-2002.

IRONAGES Iron Resources and Oceanic Nutrients - Advancement of Global Environment Simulations. Funding 2000-2002.

MATBIOPOL Role of Microbial Mats in Bioremediation of Hydrocarbon Polluted Coastal Zones. Funding 2000-2002.

CT-Net Rapid global change during the Cenomanian/Turonian oceanic anoxic event: Examination of a natural climatic experiment in Earth history. Funding 2000-2003.

AFRIFANS Funded proposal for giant piston coring of the Niger and Congo fans with R/V Marion Dufresne probably in 2003. (Funded by an EU large facility program).



Further co-operative projects

CANOBA CArbon budget and carbon dioxide uptake in the NOrth Sea and BAltic (NWO/ALW and Netherlands LOICZ funding).

ACES Atlantic Coral Ecosystem Study (EU-funding 2000-2003).

HOLSMEER Late Holocene Shallow Marine Sequences in Europe (EU funding, 2001-2003).

TEX86 A new sea surface temperature proxy based on planktonic archaeal membrane lipids, the TEX86 (NWO-CLIVAR funding).

PUCK Relationship between productivity and environmental conditions along the Chilean continental slope (BMBF funding 2000-2003).

MUMM Methane in Gas Hydrate Bearing Sediments (MPI-Project 2001-2003).

PIONIER Anti-predation behaviour (mainly deep-burrowing) of M. balthica in response to avian predators (Dutch funding)

PRIORITEIT Sustainable use of Wadden Sea bivalves (NWO funding 1999-2003)

BIOFLOW Flume facility co-operation network for biological benthic boundary layer research (EU-funded network).



ODP-Proposals

SE-Atlantic ODP Leg 208 with R/V Joides Resolution to drill the Palaeogene sequences on the Walvis Ridge in 2003.

NE-Atlantic ODP proposal 573: Carbonate Mounds along the Celtic Continental Slope.



Marine Technology

MOVE! Complementary proposals of NIOZ and MARUM to NWO and BMBF to develop a new moving benthic lander (Funding started in 2002).



Other activities with bilateral NEBROC participation

Hanse Workshop on "ENDICI - European Network on Dissolved Inorganic Carbon Isotopes" organised by G. Ganssen (Delmenhorst, Nov. 1999).

Air-sea interaction cluster workshop of projects funded by the EU Environment and Climate Research Programme, organised by H. de Baar (Brussels, Nov. 30 - Dec. 2, 1998).

Hanse Workshop on "CARINA - CO2 in the Northern North Atlantic" organised by L. Mintrop and D. Wallace (Delmenhorst, June 9-11, 1999)

NSF-Workshop on "Alkenone-based Paleoceanographic Indicators" (Woods Hole, Oct. 3-6, 1999).

Hanse Workshop on "EPILOG - Global Ocean and Land Surface Temperatures during the Last Ice Age" organised by R. Schneider (Delmenhorst, May 3-6, 1999).

Hanse Conference on "Past Climate and its Significance for Human History in NW Europe, the Last 10,000 Years" organised by G. Wefer and W.H. Berger (Delmenhorst, Oct. 9-14, 1999).

Hanse Conference on "Ocean Margin Systems" organised by G. Wefer (Delmenhorst, Oct. 22-23, 2000).

INMARTECH 2000, International research Ship Operators Meeting & International Marine Technicians Workshop, organised by Royal NIOZ (Texel, Sep. 19-23, 2000).
Hanse Conference on "Marine Science Frontiers for Europe" organised by G. Wefer (Bremen, Feb. 18-21, 2001).

Hanse Workshop on “The Ocean Carbon Cycle and Climate Change” organised by J. Bijma and G. Ganssen (Delmenhorst, Sep. 2-5, 2001).