Project Objectives
The project AMMOTRACe aims to develop new shipboard and in situ measurement approaches to detect in real-time munition compounds (MCs) and chemical warfare agents (CWAs) in
Project field work activities
Demonstrations of real-time mass spec systems for UM will be conducted in the North Sea and the Baltic Sea on research vessels and DEME vessels. In addition, we will
Background to the Project
European waters are strongly contaminated with underwater munition (UM). The majority of UM originates from dumping activities during and after WWI and WWII to eliminate
Members
GEOMAR
Eric Achterberg, Aaron Beck GEOMAR, Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel Chemical Oceanography
Wischhofstraße 1-3, 24148 Kiel, Germany Tel. +49-431-600-1290
Work Packages
WP 1 Ship-board and in-situ submersible photo ionisation mass spec (PIMS) development and System integration (Lead Photonion, with U Rostock, IOW, Innolas, IOPAN)
Objectives:
Ocean Observation
Observational data from the ocean are of elementary importance for understanding the complex climate system of the present with its multilayered interactions between a multitude of
Background Information on Marine Research (external links)
World Ocean Review Numerous researchers and partners have contributed to the publications, representing years of commitment to the
Ocean and Climate
The challenge
The ocean plays a central role in regulating Earth’s climate. By moving enormous amounts of heat from the tropics to higher latitudes and being the main source of
Even in the 21st century UXOs (unexploded ordnance) are found in Schleswig-Holstein and other parts of Germany and Europe, both on land and at sea. Additonally, after World War II, remaining
Marine Ecosystems and Biogeochemical Cycles
The challenge
The ocean encompasses some of the last pristine ecosystems on earth, yet humans are increasingly disturbing even remote systems such as
