Biogeochemical Modelling

Biogeochemical modeling is an interdisciplinary field that quantitatively describes the complex interactions between chemical, biological, and geological processes in ecosystems. These models enable the understanding of the dynamics of nutrient cycles such as carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus, and they forecast the impacts of environmental changes, such as climate change or human activities, on ecosystems. By integrating data from observations and experiments, researchers can depict complex interactions and feedbacks, which is particularly useful in evaluating environmental management strategies. Overall, biogeochemical modeling plays a crucial role in developing sustainable solutions for global environmental issues.

Project Overview

OSTIA (ERC young investigator)
The Ocean'S role in miTIgating climAte change
Duration: 01.06.2024 - 31.05.2029
Ivy Frenger

Ocean Alk-Align
Duration: 1.07.2023 - 30.06.2028
Andreas Oschlies

OceanICU (EU)
Understanding Ocean Carbon
Duration: 1.11.2022 - 31.10.2027
Iris Kriest

RETAKE (CDRmare)
CO₂ removal by alkalinity enhancement: potential, benefits and risks
Duration: 1.08.2021 - 31.07.2027
Andreas Oschlies

sea4soCiety (CDRmare)
Innovative approaches to improving the carbon storage potential of vegetated coastal ecosystems
Duration: 1.08.2021 - 31.07.2027
Natalia Sudarchikova

SEAO2-CDR (EU)
Strategies for the Evaluation and Assessment of Ocean based Carbon Dioxide Removal
Duration:1.06.2023 - 31.05.2027
Andreas Oschlies

CDR Atlas Atlas (BMBF)
Carbon removal atlas
Laufzeit: 1.03.2024 - 28.02.2027
Steffen Swoboda

ICEBERG (EU)
Innovative Community Engagement for Building Effective Resilience and Arctic Ocean Pollution-control Governance in the Context of Climate Change:
Subproject 1: Assessment of pollution sources, distribution and impacts in Arctic ecosystems
Duration: 1.01.2024 - 31.12.2026
Markus Schartau

ISOIRON (DFG)
Isotopic constraints on global marine iron cycling, ocean productivity and deoxygenation
Duration: 1.12.2023 - 30.11.2026
Christopher Somes
EMS FORE (Helmholtz International Laboratory)
Eastern Mediterranean Sea as a model for Future Ocean Research
Duration: 1.08.2021 - 31.07.2026
Markus Pahlow

BASS (DFG)
Biogeochemical processes and Air–sea exchange in the Sea-Surface microlayer
Subproject 1: Dynamic enrichment processes of organic matter in the SML
Duration: 1.06.2022 - 31.05.2026
Markus Schartau

Isotopic constraints on declining oceanic nutrient inventories weakening the marine soft-tissue biological carbon pump during the last deglaciation Duration: 1.01.2021 - 30.11.2025
Christopher Somes

OceanNETs (EU)
Ocean-based Negative Emission Technologies
Duration: 1.07.2020 - 30.06.2025
Markus Schartau

CDRSynTra (CDRterra)
CDR Synthesis and Transfer project
Duration: 1.11.2021 - 30.6.2025
Andreas Oschlies

Humboldt Tipping (BMBF)
Alternative futures of the Northern Humboldt Current upwelling system under Shared Socioeconomic Pathways
Duration: 1.03.2019 - 31.08.2025
Marianna Hill-Cruz, Ivy Frenger

TestArtUp (CDRmare)
Ocean artificial upwelling
Duration: Aug. 2021 - Juli 2024
Wolfgang Koeve

OAE Guide 23
Guide to Best Practices in Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement
Duration: 1.11.2022 - 31.01.2024
Andreas Oschlies

COMFORT (EU)
Our common future ocean in the Earth system – quantifying coupled cycles of carbon, oxygen, and nutrients for determining and achieving safe operating spaces with respect to tipping points
Duration: 1.09.2019 - 31.08.2023
Andreas Oschlies

μARC (BMBF & NERC, UK)
Understanding the links between pelagic microbial ecosystems and organic matter cycling in the changing Arctic
Duration: 1.07.2018 - 30.06.2022
Markus Schartau

CUSCO
Coastal Upwelling System in a Changing Ocean
Duration: 2019 - 2022
Ivy Frenger

Ocean Oxygen News
Archive of the former Ocean Oxygen News website (www.ocean-oxygen.org)
Duration: 2017 - 2024
Chris Schelten

SFB 754
Climate - Biogeochemistry Interactions in the Tropical Ocean
Duration: 2008 - 2019
Andreas Oschlies