Atlantic Ocean Upwelling
Multidisciplinary research on natural and societal systems in tropical upwelling regimes enables assessment of future fisheries and economic potential, conservation
Foraminifera - Microfossils as Environmental Archives From the Sea
Foraminifera is the name given to a group of tiny single-celled organisms, many of which form calcareous shells. The oldest known
Climate reconstruction: examples
Precise knowledge of past states of the climate, the ocean and the ice cover of the continents is the basis for understanding the natural mechanisms that drive the
Sediment Cores - Probing Earth's History
The largest environmental archive of all is the seabed. Dead organisms are constantly deposited there. The remains of living organisms in limestone promise
AMMOTRACe - Marine AMMunitiOn dump site exploration by surface- and underwater-based laser mass spectrometric TRACing technology
The project AMMOTRACe aims to develop new shipboard and in
AMMOTRACe project developments
The developments in AMMOTRACe are progressing well. The main goal of AMMOTRACe is to develop two mass spectrometric (MS) systems. One will be operated on board of
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
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
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
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
