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
Proxies – Keys to the Past
Marine environmental conditions are not recorded directly in sediments or corals, but have to be determined indirectly via so-called proxies. These allow marine
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 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
Education
Bachelor's: Civil Engineering - Middle East Technical University (2017) Master's: Coastal and Ocean Engineering - Middle East Technical University (2019) Master's (Exchange): Coastal
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:
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
