Current collaborative Projects

MARUM Ocean and Climate

We actively participate in the further development of the Research Area "Ocean and Climate" at MARUM - Center for Marine Environmental Sciences. The aim is a better understanding of the  ocean's role on climate change by studying relevant events and processes in  climate history.

PalMod (From the Last Interglacial to the Anthropocene - Modeling a Complete Glacial Cycle)

The goal of the BMBF Collaborative Project is to simulate the complete last Ice Age Cycle with complex Earth System Models.

SPP2299 - Tropical Climate Variability & Coral Reefs

This DFG Priority Programme aims to quantify climate and environmental changes in the tropics during past and present warm periods on societally relevant timescales. SPP2299 combines climate and environmental reconstructions based on coral data, ecosystem research, novel statistical methods and Earth System Modelling to study tropical climate dynamics.
 

ArcTrain - Processes and impacts of climate change in the North Atlantic Ocean and the Canadian Arctic.

Within the framework of the international DFG Graduate Program we investigate climate changes in the North Atlantic and the Arctic Ocean by means of different climate models. Therefore, we analyze climate changes of the past in order to better understand the observed increased recent climate change of the Arctic.

INTERCOAST (Integrated Coastal Zone and Shelf-Sea Research)

Within the framework of the international DFG Graduate Program, we are using high-resolution climate models. The aim is to understand possible impacts of future climate changes on coastal regions of the North Sea and New Zealand.

JPI Oceans (Ecological Aspects of Deep-Sea Mining)

In this BMBF Collaborative Project we study the effects of deep-sea mining on the marine environment with high-resolution circulation models. In particular, we analyze how raised material from the seabed affects the marine environment and which damage could be caused by deep-sea mining.