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Seafloor Dynamics

Seafloor Dynamics

From coast to deep sea

Seafloor dynamics are becoming increasingly interesting for scientific, commercial and societal stakeholders
Coastal Dynamics

At the coasts a wide range of human activities and interests meet the ever dynamic interface between terrestrial and marine processes
Cold Water Corals

Mounds and reefs of cold water corals form biodiversity hot spots on the sea floor
Cold Seeps

Methan seeps from the seafloor and fuels extraordinary benthic communities
Ocean crust

The oceanic crust is under continuous construction and destruction and influences the geological and chemical evolution of the planet

The ocean floor is one of the most dynamic and geologically diverse environments of the earth. Its morphology is continuously (re-)shaped by sediment input, erosion, transport and deposition, as well as by submarine volcanism, earthquakes, anthropogenic influences and much more. MARUM scientists are working on a broad spectrum of processes changing the ocean floor: from Sediment dynamics and the influence by anthropogenic impacts as well as the Control of seafloor dynamics on morphology and benthic ecosystems to Cascading marine hazards and their precursors, and of course the process at Oceanic rifts and continental margins. MARUM scientists tackle these challenges by investigating both the underlying processes as well as their interactions in shaping and changing the seafloor from the coast to the deep-sea.

SD Research Topics

SEDIMENT DYNAMICS - (RE-)SHAPING THE SEABED

CONTROL OF SEAFLOOR DYNAMCIS - on MORPHOLOGY AND BENTHIC ECOSYSTEMS

CASCADING MARINE HAZARDS - and THEIR PRECURSORS

OCEANIC RIFTS AND CONTINENTAL MARGINS