MARUM aims at understanding the role of the oceans in the Earth’s system by employing state-of-the-art methods. It examines the significance of the oceans within the framework of global change, quantifies interactions between the marine geosphere and biosphere, and provides information for sustainable use of the ocean.
MARUM comprises the DFG research center and the cluster of excellence "The Ocean in the Earth System".
Prof. Dr. Elisabeth L. Sikes (HWK/Rutgers University) Insights into seasonal organic carbon cycling in the Delaware Estuary from n-alkane biomarkers and stable carbon
Noch bis zum 7. Juni sind MARUM-Wissenschaftler um Dr. Mahyar Mohtadi auf Expedition im Südchinesischen Meer. Mit dem Meeresboden-Bohrgerät MARUM-MeBo werden Proben vom Meeresboden erbohrt, die den Forschern als Klimaarchiv dienen.more...
World Expo Korea
On May 12 the World Expo “The Living Ocean and Coast” was opened in South Korea. MARUM contributes HD video material to support the highlight of the German pavilion: a virtual dive into the deep sea.more...
Tracing the Tohoku Earthquake
During a media conference that took place at the EGU General Assembly in Vienna on April 25 Prof. Gerold Wefer and collegues reported about a recent expedition with the German research vessel SONNE off Japan.more...
COOPEUS - A New EU Project
The new EU project COOPEUS aims at fostering and perpetuating the cooperation between the US and the EU in the field of environmental research. The project, which has a budget of 2 million Euros will start this summer and will be coordinated at MARUM.more...
Ship’s log MSM 20-4
Until April 7 MARUM scientists were on expedition in the Gulf of Mexico exploring cold-water corals. In an expedition log Thomas Willke, correspondent of the magazine bild der wissenschaft, reported on the work and life on board the research vessel MERIAN.more...
Ice Sheets and Sea Level Rise
New findings regarding a dramatic sea-level rise at the onset of the last deglaciation have recently been published in Nature by members of the IODP Tahiti Sea Level Expedition. The onshore science party of the expedition took place at MARUM in 2006.more...
