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14 January 2026: Ocean Circulation and Climate Dynamics Colloquium
Jochen Kämpf, College of Science & Engineering, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia: "South Australia’s Deadly Algal Bloom: An oceanographic investigation"
When? Monday 12 January 2026 at at 11 am
Where? Conference Room 5-1.214, Wischhofstr. 1-3 and online
via Meeting link: https://geomar.webex.com/geomar-en/j.php?MTID=ma73a9dd4db0f5cb6275b471e1c5e6005
Meeting number: 2789 008 5026
Password: nhPGUfGj553
Abstract:
When? Wednesday 14 January 2026 at at 11 am
Where? Conference Room 5-1.214, Wischhofstr. 1-3 and online
via Meeting link: https://geomar.webex.com/geomar-en/j.php?MTID=ma73a9dd4db0f5cb6275b471e1c5e6005
Meeting number: 2789 008 5026
Password: nhPGUfGj553
Abstract:
A toxic algal bloom of a mix of Karenia species has infested South Australia’s gulfs, Gulf St. Vincent and Spencer Gulf, since mid-March 2025. This presentation gives an overview of the ecological significance of this region, the oceanography of South Australian Gulfs (which are large inverse estuaries), and my early modelling predictions that were the first to suggest that the algal bloom may become a long-term problem. This presentation is dedicated to my doctor father Emeritus Professor Jan O. Backhaus.
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