GEOMAR  Getzlaff, Klaus

Dr. Klaus Getzlaff

Ocean Circulation and Climate Dynamics
Ocean Dynamics

OFFICE
Room No.: 3.306, Building 5 (ENB)
Phone: +49 431 600 1417
Fax: +49 431 600 134001
E-mail: kgetzlaff(at)geomar.de

ADDRESS
GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research 
Wischhofstr. 1 - 3
24148 Kiel, Germany

Research Interests

  • Analysis and comparison of observations and results from a high-resolution coupled sea ice-ocean model of the Baltic Sea (HRBSIOM) 
  • Mechanisms of low-frequency variability in the Baltic Sea 
  • Impact of hydrography and circulation on the development of marine organisms 
  • Mechanisms of low-frequency variability in the South Indian Ocean derived from Argo floats
  • Pathways of deep water export from the subpolar North Atlantic

Education and Employment

  • 1996-2003 Diploma in physical oceanography at Kiel University, Germany
  • 2003-2004 Research Scientist within SFB460, IFM-GEOMAR, Kiel
  • 2004-2009 PhD in physical oceanography at Southampton University, UK
  • since 2008 Scientist within the CAVIAR project, IFM-GEOMAR, Kiel
  • since 2012 Scientist within the CAVIAR project, GEOMAR, Kiel
  • since 2013 Scientific Programmer, GEOMAR

Publications

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Number of items: 60.

2025

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Bernard, L., Brück, M., Busse, C., Engel, J., Eufinger, J., Ewert, F., Fluck, J., Förstner, K., Fürst, J., Gauza, H., Getzlaff, K. , Glöckner, F. O., Hunold, J., Koepler, O., Krooß, K., Lindstädt, B., McHardy, A. C., Mehrtens, H. , Rey-Mazon, E., Schmidt, M., Schober, I., Schröter, A., Stegle, O., Steinbeck, C., Steinhart, F., von Suchodoletz, D., Weidtkamp-Peters, S., Wendt, J. and Wetzker, C. (2025) Memorandum of Understanding of NFDI consortia from Earth-, Chemical and Life Sciences to support a network called the Geo-Chem-Life Science Helpdesk Cluster. Open Access . Zenodo, 2 pp. DOI 10.5281/zenodo.15065069.

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Mehrtens, H. , Getzlaff, K. and Lorenz, S. (2025) Cross-disciplinary user support network in NFDI4Earth. Open Access [Poster] In: EGU General Assembly 2025. , 27 Apr–2 May 2025, Vienna . DOI 10.5194/egusphere-egu25-11112.

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Schlundt, M. , Nielsen, R. , Getzlaff, K. , Lingner, S. and Mehrtens, H. (2025) OSIS - a data management tool for DAM. Open Access [Public Lecture] In: OSIS Info Event for DAM research missions. , 27.03.2025, online .

2024


Getzlaff, K. and Schwarzkopf, F. U. (2024) VIKING20X-JRA-short: daily to multi-decadal ocean dynamics under JRA55-do atmospheric forcing. Open Access [Dataset]

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Getzlaff, K. and WHIRLS Operational Management Committee (2024) WHIRLS Research Data Policy. Open Access . Zenodo, 4 pp. DOI 10.5281/zenodo.14193288.

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Mehrtens, H. , Getzlaff, K. and Lorenz, S. (2024) The NFDI4Earth Distributed User Support Network. Open Access [Talk] In: 9. Data Science Symposium. , 04.-05.04 2024, Bremen, Germany .

2023

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Schulzki, T. G. , Harlaß, J. and Getzlaff, K. (2023) Simulated see surface temperature combined with ice cover with an overlay of total cloud cover and windspeed from FOCI simulation. Open Access DOI 10.3289/FOCI_SST_ICE_WIND_CCOVER.

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Mehrtens, H. , Berndt, J. , Getzlaff, K. , Lehmann, A. and Lorenz, S. (2023) From local to global: Community services in interdisciplinary research data management. Open Access [Poster] In: EGU General Assembly 2023. , 23.4.-28.4.2023, Wien, Austria . DOI 10.5194/egusphere-egu23-6873.

Böning, C. W. , Wagner, P. , Handmann, P. , Schwarzkopf, F. U. , Getzlaff, K. and Biastoch, A. (2023) Decadal changes in Atlantic overturning due to the excessive 1990s Labrador Sea convection. Open Access Nature Communications, 14 (1). Art.Nr. 4635. DOI 10.1038/s41467-023-40323-9.

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Faber, C. , Lingner, S., Springer, P. , Glemser, B., Boxhammer, T. , Getzlaff, K. , Mehrtens, H. and Schirnick, C. (2023) Ocean Science Information System (OSIS): Past, Present and Future. Open Access [Talk] In: Digital Science Symposium 2023. , 08.-09.06.2023, Kiel, Germany .

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Getzlaff, K. (2023) SOP Model Data Submission to THREDDS at GEOMAR. Open Access . Zenodo, 5 pp. DOI 10.5281/zenodo.7674488.

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Mehrtens, H. , Getzlaff, K. , Dietze, H. and Lorenz, S. (2023) NFDI activities from the perspective of GEOMAR. Open Access [Talk] In: 3rd Helmholtz Open Science Forum „Helmholtz in the German National Research Data Infrastructure (NFDI)“. , 22.6.2023, virtual .


Sommer, P. S., Baldewein, L., Takyar, H., Chaudhar, R., Hakizadeh, M., Dibeh, H., Böcke, M., Lorenz, C., Dinter, T., Pinkernell, S., Getzlaff, K. and Kleeberg, U. (2023) ESM Data Exploration with the Model Data Explorer. [Talk] In: EGU General Assembly 2023. , 24.-28.4.2023, Vienna, Austria . DOI 10.5194/egusphere-egu23-3624.

2022

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Getzlaff, K. and Schulzki, T. (2022) A glimpse on ParaView - visualisation of 4D gridded simulation output. Open Access [Talk] In: Interactive lecture series "Visualisation in Ocean Research" at GEOMAR. , 07.-11.11.2022, online .

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Getzlaff, K. (2022) Data Publication of model data - a step by step guide. [Talk] In: GEOMAR Digital Science Monday. , 05.09.2022, online .

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Getzlaff, K. , Schulzki, T. and Schwarzkopf, F. U. (2022) Simulated near-surface speed combined with ice cover from VIKING20X simulation. Open Access DOI 10.3289/iAtlantic_VIKING20X_5day_2000_2009.

2021

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Getzlaff, K. (2021) Modelldaten über THREDDS mit h5ai & WMS. Open Access [Talk] In: DataHUB Introduction IV Part 4: Introducing the DataHub. , 26.11.2021, Online .

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Biastoch, A. , Schwarzkopf, F. U. , Getzlaff, K. , Rühs, S. , Martin, T. , Scheinert, M. , Schulzki, T. G. , Handmann, P. , Hummels, R. and Böning, C. W. (2021) Regional Imprints of Changes in the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation in the Eddy-rich Ocean Model VIKING20X. Open Access Ocean Science, 17 . pp. 1177-1211. DOI 10.5194/os-17-1177-2021.

Rühs, S. , Oliver, E. C. J. , Biastoch, A. , Böning, C. W. , Dowd, M., Getzlaff, K. , Martin, T. and Myers, P. G. (2021) Changing Spatial Patterns of Deep Convection in the Subpolar North Atlantic. Open Access Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 126 (7). Art.Nr. e2021JC017245. DOI 10.1029/2021JC017245.

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Schulzki, T. , Getzlaff, K. and Biastoch, A. (2021) On the Variability of the DWBC Transport Between 26.5°N and 16°N in an Eddy‐Rich Ocean Model. Open Access Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 126 (6). Art.Nr. e2021JC017372. DOI 10.1029/2021JC017372.

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Getzlaff, K. , Schirnick, C. , Scheinert, M. , Faber, C. , Weng, F., Paglialonga, L. , Mehrtens, H. and Lehmann, A. (2021) THREDDS Data Server a simplified way to discover and access scientific data at GEOMAR. Open Access [Talk] In: 5. Data Science Symposium 2021. , 22.01.2021, Bremen, Germany .

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Busch, K. , Taboada, S. , Riesgo, A., Koutsouveli, V., Ríos, P. , Cristobo, J., Franke, A., Getzlaff, K. , Schmidt, C. , Biastoch, A. and Hentschel, U. (2021) Population connectivity of fan-shaped sponge holobionts in the deep Cantabrian Sea. Open Access Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers, 167 . Art.Nr. 103427. DOI 10.1016/j.dsr.2020.103427.

2020

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Matthes, K. , Biastoch, A. , Wahl, S. , Harlaß, J. , Martin, T. , Brücher, T., Drews, A. , Ehlert, D., Getzlaff, K. , Krüger, F., Rath, W. , Scheinert, M. , Schwarzkopf, F. U. , Bayr, T. , Schmidt, H. and Park, W. (2020) The Flexible Ocean and Climate Infrastructure Version 1 (FOCI1): Mean State and Variability. Open Access Geoscientific Model Development, 13 . pp. 2533-2568. DOI 10.5194/gmd-13-2533-2020.

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Hirschi, J. J. ‐. , Barnier, B. , Böning, C. W. , Biastoch, A. , Blaker, A. T. , Coward, A. , Danilov, S. , Drijfhout, S., Getzlaff, K. , Griffies, S. M. , Hasumi, H. , Hewitt, H. , Iovino, D. , Kawasaki, T., Kiss, A. E. , Koldunov, N. , Marzocchi, A. , Mecking, J. V., Moat, B. , Molines, J., Myers, P. G. , Penduff, T. , Roberts, M. , Treguier, A., Sein, D. V. , Sidorenko, D. , Small, J., Spence, P. , Thompson, L. , Weijer, W. and Xu, X. (2020) The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation in High‐Resolution Models. Open Access Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 125 (4). Art.Nr. e2019JC015522. DOI 10.1029/2019JC015522.

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Rahaman, H., Srinivasu, U., Panickal, S., Durgadoo, J. V. , Griffies, S. M., Ravichandran, M., Bozec, A., Cherchi, A., Voldoire, A., Sidorenko, D., Chassignet, E. P., Danabasoglu, G., Tsujino, H., Getzlaff, K. , Ilicak, M., Bentsen, M., Long, M. C., Fogli, P. G., Farneti, R., Danilov, S., Marsland, S. J., Valcke, S., Yeager, S. G. and Wang, Q. (2020) An assessment of the Indian Ocean mean state and seasonal cycle in a suite of interannual CORE-II simulations. Open Access Ocean Modelling, 145 . Art.Nr. 101503. DOI 10.1016/j.ocemod.2019.101503.

2019

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Rieck, J. K. , Böning, C. W. and Getzlaff, K. (2019) The Nature of Eddy Kinetic Energy in the Labrador Sea: Different Types of Mesoscale Eddies, their Temporal Variability and Impact on Deep Convection. Open Access Journal of Physical Oceanography, 49 (8). pp. 2075-2094. DOI 10.1175/JPO-D-18-0243.1.

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Schwarzkopf, F. U. , Biastoch, A. , Böning, C. W. , Chanut, J., Durgadoo, J. V. , Getzlaff, K. , Harlaß, J. , Rieck, J. K. , Roth, C., Scheinert, M. M. and Schubert, R. (2019) The INALT family – a set of high-resolution nests for the Agulhas Current system within global NEMO ocean/sea-ice configurations. Open Access Geoscientific Model Development, 12 . pp. 3329-3355. DOI 10.5194/gmd-12-3329-2019.

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Getzlaff, K. and Schulzki, T. (2019) Simulierte Obeflächentemperatur im Nordatlantik (VIKING20X). Open Access DOI 10.3289/RACE_VIKING20X-JRA_SST_2012_2018.

2018

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Getzlaff, K. and Schulzki, T. (2018) VIKING20X_SST_5day_2000_2009. Open Access DOI 10.3289/RACE_VIKING20X_SST.


Getzlaff, K. , Schwarzkopf, F. U. , Biastoch, A. and Böning, C. W. (2018) Simulating the Atlantic Ocean at 1/20° resolution. [Talk] In: DRAKKAR 2018 Annual Workshop. , 22.-24.01.2018, Grenoble, France .

2017


Dietze, H. , Löptien, U. , Getzlaff, J. and Getzlaff, K. (2017) Eddies and biogeochemistry: from the Southern Ocean to the Baltic Sea. [Invited talk] In: Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute (SMHI). , 12.01.2017, Norrköping, Sweden .


Lehmann, A., Herrford, J., Höflich, K. and Getzlaff, K. (2017) Climate variability, extremes and trends of total sea level variations of the Baltic Sea. [PICO] In: EGU General Assembly 2017. , 23.-28.04.2017, Vienna, Austria .


Lehmann, A., Höflich, K., Herrford, J. and Getzlaff, K. (2017) Climate variability, extremes and trends of total sea level variations of the Baltic Sea. [Talk] In: Baltic Sea Science Congress (BSSC) 2017. , 12.-16.06.2017, Rostock, Germany .


Löptien, U. , Dietze, H. and Getzlaff, K. (2017) The effects of spurious mixing in the high resolution Baltic Sea model setup MOMBA. [Invited talk] In: Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute (SMHI). , 10.01.2017, Norrköping, Sweden .

2016

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Böning, C. W. , Behrens, E., Biastoch, A. , Getzlaff, K. and Bamber, J. L. (2016) Emerging impact of Greenland meltwater on deepwater formation in the North Atlantic Ocean. Nature Geoscience, 9 (7). pp. 523-527. DOI 10.1038/ngeo2740.


Rühs, S. , Getzlaff, K. , Durgadoo, J. V. , Biastoch, A. and Böning, C. W. (2016) On the suitability of North Brazil Current transport estimates for monitoring basin-scale AMOC changes. [Talk] In: Ocean Sciences Meeting 2016. , 21.-26.02.2016, New Orleans, USA .

2015

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Rühs, S. , Getzlaff, K. , Durgadoo, J. V. , Biastoch, A. and Böning, C. W. (2015) On the suitability of North Brazil Current transport estimates for monitoring basin-scale AMOC changes. Open Access Geophysical Research Letters, 42 (19). pp. 8072-8080. DOI 10.1002/2015GL065695.

2014

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Dietze, H. , Löptien, U. and Getzlaff, K. (2014) MOMBA 1.1 - a high-resolution Baltic Sea configuration of GFDL's modular ocean model. Open Access Geoscientific Model Development, 7 . pp. 1713-1731. DOI 10.5194/gmd-7-1713-2014.

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Lehmann, A., Hinrichsen, H. H., Getzlaff, K. and Myrberg, K. (2014) Quantifying the heterogeneity of hypoxic and anoxic areas in the Baltic Sea by a simplified coupled hydrodynamic-oxygen consumption model approach. Journal of Marine Systems, 134 . pp. 20-28. DOI 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2014.02.012.

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Lehmann, A., Hinrichsen, H. H. and Getzlaff, K. (2014) Identifying potentially high risk areas for environmental pollution in the Baltic Sea. Open Access Boreal Environment Research, 19 (2). pp. 140-152.

2013


Dietze, H. , Getzlaff, K. and Löptien, U. (2013) MOMBA 1.1 - A high-resolution Baltic Sea configuration of GFDL's MOM4p1d coupled ocean circulation ice model. [Poster] In: Baltic Sea Science Congress 2013. , 26.-30-08.2013, Klaipeda, Lithuania .

2011

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Getzlaff, K. , Lehmann, A. and Harlaß, J. (2011) The response of the general circulation of the Baltic Sea to climate variability. Open Access BALTEX Newsletter, 14 . pp. 13-16.


Getzlaff, K. , Lehmann, A. and Hinrichsen, H. H. (2011) The response of the Baltic Sea to climate variability. [Invited talk] In: 8. Baltic Sea Science Congress (BSSC). , 23.08.2011, St. Petersburg, Russia .


Getzlaff, K. , Lehmann, A. and Hinrichsen, H. H. (2011) The response of the Baltic Sea to climate variability. [Poster] In: ICES Annual Science Conference 2011. , 19.-23.09.2011, Gdansk, Poland .

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Lehmann, A., Getzlaff, K. and Harlaß, J. (2011) Detailed assessment of climate variability of the Baltic Sea area for the period 1958-2009. Open Access Climate Research, 46 . pp. 185-196. DOI 10.3354/cr00876.


Lehmann, A., Getzlaff, K. and Huneke, W. (2011) The response of the Baltic Sea to climate variability. [Invited talk] In: 11. Deutsch-Polnisches Symposium zur Küstenforschung. , 17.11.2011, Swinoujscie, Poland .

2010


Getzlaff, K. , Lehmann, A. and Harlaß, J. (2010) The response of the Baltic Sea to climate variability. [Talk] In: 5. Study Conference on BALTEX. , 14.06.2010, Miedzyzdroje, Island of Wolin, Poland .


Lehmann, A., Getzlaff, K. and Harlaß, J. (2010) Detailed assessment of climate variability of the Baltic Sea area for the period 1958-2009 (solicited). [Talk] In: 5. Study Conference on BALTEX. , 14.06.2010, Miedzyzdroje, Island of Wolin, Poland .

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Lehmann, A., Getzlaff, K. , Hinrichsen, H. H. and Köster, F. (2010) CAVIAR: Climate variability of the Baltic Sea area and the response of the general circulation of the Baltic Sea to climate variability. Open Access [Paper] In: ICEs Annual Science Conference. , 22.-24.09.2010, Nantes, France . ICES Council Meeting Papers, 2010 (S:01).


Lehmann, A., Hinrichsen, H. H. and Getzlaff, K. (2010) Identifying high risk areas of pollution in the western Baltic Sea. [Talk] In: 5. Study Conference on BALTEX. , 18.06.2010, Miedzyzdroje, Island of Wolin, Poland .

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Raub, T., Cesko, T., Getzlaff, K. , Lehmann, A. and Jacob, D. (2010) Comparison of the sea surface temperatures and sea ice concentration from ERA-Interim and BSH. [Poster] In: 5. Study Conference on BALTEX. , 14.-18.06.2010, Miedzyzdroje, Island of Wolin, Poland .

2009


Getzlaff, K. , Hinrichsen, H. H., Lehmann, A. and Köster, F. (2009) CAVIAR: Climate Variability of the Baltic Sea Area. [Talk] In: Baltic Sea Science Congress (BSSC). , 17.-21.08, Tallin, Estonia .


Lehmann, A., Getzlaff, K. , Harlaß, J. and Bumke, K. (2009) Detailed assessment of climate variability for the period 1950/70-2008. [Talk] In: Baltic Sea Science Congress (BSSC). , 17.-21.08.2009, Tallin, Estonia .


Lehmann, A., Getzlaff, K. , Harlaß, J. and Cesko, T. (2009) Detailed assessment of climate variability of the Baltic Sea for the period 1950/70-2008. [Talk] In: International Conference on Climate Change - The environmental and socio-economic response in the soutern Baltic Region. , 25.-28.05.2009, Szczecin, Poland .


Lehmann, A., Getzlaff, K. , Harlaß, J. , Cesko, T. and Bumke, K. (2009) Detailed assessment of climate variability of the Baltic Sea for the period 1950/70-2008. [Poster] In: 21st Century Challenges in Regional-scale Climate Modelling, 2nd International Lund RCm Workshop. , 04.-08.05.2009, Lund, Sweden .

2008

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Getzlaff, K. , Voss, R., Hinrichsen, H. H., Lehmann, A., Köster, F. and Harlaß, J. (2008) CAVIAR: Climate Variability of the Baltic Sea area. Open Access [Poster] In: ICES Annual Science Conference. , 22.-26.09.2008, Halifax, Canada . ICES Council Meeting Papers, Q:17 .

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Getzlaff, K. , Voss, R., Hinrichsen, H. H., Lehmann, A., Köster, F. and Harlaß, J. (2008) CAVIAR: Climate Variability of the Baltic Sea Area. [Talk] In: ICES Annual Science Conference. , 23.09.2008, Halifax, Canada .

2006

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Getzlaff, K. , Böning, C. W. and Dengg, J. (2006) Lagrangian perspectives of deep water export from the subpolar North Atlantic. Open Access Geophysical Research Letters, 33 (L21S08). DOI 10.1029/2006GL026470.

2003

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Getzlaff, K. (2003) Exportpfade von Tiefenwasser aus der Labrador-See: Synthetische Floats in einem hochauflösenden numerischen Modell. (Diploma thesis), Christian-Albrechts-Universität, Kiel, 81 pp.

2002

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Fischer, J. , Begler, C., Brandt, P. , Coenen, A., Dombrowsky, U., Friis, K., Getzlaff, K. , Jancke, K., Johannsen, H., Kahl, G., Kieke, D., Lübs, H., Lüger, H., Müller, M., Ochsenhirt, W. T., Papenburg, U., Schmidt, H., Schütt, M., Steinhoff, T., Stramma, L. , Stransky, J. and Streu, P. (2002) North Atlantic 2001 - Part 1 Cruise No. 50, Leg 1 7 May – 31 May 2001, Halifax – St. John’s. . Meteor-Berichte, 02-2 . UNSPECIFIED, 35 pp.

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