Kiel and Seoul bridging the gap

May 7, 2013. Not only in the field of ship and car building or the consumer electronics, South Korea is a striving nation. The country in the Far East has also well-known expertise in marine research. To further strengthen the cooperation between GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, the ...

International cooperation in climate and marine research

May 07, 2013/Kiel. How does our climate vary naturally? What is the role of the ocean in the climate system? How will climate change in future? The international CLIVAR (Climate Variability and Predictability) Programme of the World Climate Research Programme aims to answer such questions through in...

Overview of currently discussed Climate Engineering concepts. The new priority program of the German Science Foundation (DFG) will examine the considerable uncertainties associated with these concept. Graphic: Kiel Earth Institute

Can Climate Engineering Solve the Climate Problem?

19 April 2013/Kiel. Spraying sulfur particles into the atmosphere or fertilizing the oceans with iron: numerous commercial measures for artificial climate regulation are currently in discussion. A new priority program of the German Research Foundation will examine the side effects of so called “Clim...

The German research vessel SONNE. Photo: B. Grundmann

Gas Hydrate Research in the South China Sea

27 March 2013/Kiel, Kaoshiung. All around the world, states and companies are on the starting block to produce natural gas from gas hydrates in the seabed. At the same time many questions about this natural energy resource remain open. Now German and Taiwanese scientists together would like to expan...