Dr. Anne-Cathrin Wölfl

Forschungsbereich 4: Dynamik des Ozeanbodens
Büro: 8E-209
Telefon: 0431 600 2140
E-Mail: awoelfl@geomar.de
Adresse: GEOMAR | Helmholtz-Zentrum für Ozeanforschung Kiel, Wischhofstrasse 1-3, 24148 Kiel
Wissenschaftliches Interesse: Bathymetrie, GIS, Data Science
Ausfahrten und Publikationen
Ausfahrten
07/2 – 09/22 Research cruise: RV Sonne SO293, AleutBio, Dutch Harbor, Alaska, USA - Vancouver, Canada
12/19 – 01/20 Research cruise: RV Maria S. Merian MSM88/2, GermanMapping, Mindelo, Cape Verde - Bridgetown, Barbados (chief scientist A.-C. Wölfl)
08/18 – 09/18 Research cruise: RV Pelagia 64PE-445, SaltAX, Limassol, Cyprus - Safaga, Egypt
12/17 – 02/18 Research cruise: RV Maria S. Merian MSM70, BATHYCHEM, Mindelo, Cape Verde - Las Palmas, Canary Islands
10/11 – 02/12, 10/10 – 12/10 Expeditions to the German Dallmann Laboratory (AWI) on the Argentine Carlini Station (formerly Jubany Station), King George Island, Antarctica
09/11, 03/11, 09/10 Research cruises: RV Heincke HE364, HE351 and HE334, WIMO (Scientific Monitoring Concepts for the German Bight)
Peer-Reviewed
Preine, J., Augustin, N., Mitchell, N.C., van der Zwan, F.M., Wölfl, A.-C., Schade, M., Izzeldin, Y.A., Osman, M.A.M., Hübscher, C., (2025) Tracing the Neovolcanic zone along the sediment-covered regions of the Red Sea Rift. Sci Rep 15, 5481. DOI 10.1038/s41598-025-89332-2
van der Zwan, F. M., Augustin, N., Le Saout, M., Seidel, E., Wölfl, A.-C., Schade, M., Lampridou, D., Long, X., Follmann, J., Miluch, J., Schönberg, J., Antonio, R. J., Heinath, V., Köse, M. C., Krach, L., Garbe-Schönberg, C. D., Hübscher, C. (2023). Tectonically assisted emplacement of oceanic intraplate volcanoes: The Bathymetrists Seamounts, central Atlantic. Geomorphology, 441 . Art.Nr. 108891. DOI 10.1016/j.geomorph.2023.108891.
Riehl, T., Wölfl, A.-C., Augustin, N., Devey, C., Brandt, A., (2020). Discovery of widely available abyssal rock patches in Atlantic fracture zones reveals overlooked habitat type and prompts rethinking deep-sea biodiversity. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 201920706. DOI 10.1073/pnas.1920706117
Wölfl, A.-C., Snaith, H., Amirebrahimi, S., Devey, C., Dorschel, B., Ferrini, V., Huvenne, V.A.I., Jakobsson, M., Jencks, J., Johnston, G., Lamarche, G., Mayer, L., Millar, D., Pedersen, T.H., Picard, K., Reitz, A., Schmitt, T., Visbeck, M., Weatherall, P., Wigley, R., (2019). Seafloor Mapping - the challenge of a truly global ocean bathymetry. Frontiers in Marine Science, 6(283). DOI 10.3389/fmars.2019.00283.
Barbier, M., Reitz, A., Pabortsava, K., Wölfl, A.-C., Hahn, T., and Whoriskey, F., (2018). Ethical recommendations for ocean observation. Advances in Geosciences, 45, 343-361. DOI 10.5194/adgeo-45-343-2018.
Wölfl, A.-C., Jencks, J., Johnston, G., Varner, J.D., Devey, C.D., (2017). Identifying Deep Sea Target Areas for a Pilot Atlantic Seabed Mapping Project using GIS-Techniques. The Journal of Ocean Technology, 12(4), 28-42.
Wölfl, A.-C., Wittenberg, N., Feldens, P., Hass, H.C., Betzler, C., Kuhn, G., (2016). Glacier-retreat related submarine landforms in a shallow Antarctic fjord. Antarctic Science, 28(6), 475-486. DOI 10.1017/S0954102016000262.
Fuentes, V., Alurralde, G., Aguiree, G.E., Meyer, B., Canepa, A., Wölfl, A.-C., Hass, H.C., Williams, G.N., Schloss, I.R., (2016). Glacial melting: an overlooked threat to Antarctic krill. Scientific Reports, 6, 27234. DOI 10.1038/srep27234
Wölfl, A.-C., Lim, C.H., Hass, H.C., Lindhorst, S., Tosonotto, G., Lettmann, K., Kuhn, G., Wolff, J.O., Abele, D., (2014). Distribution and characteristics of marine habitats in a subpolar bay based on hydroacoustics and bed shear stress estimates - Potter Cove, King George Island, Antarctica. Geo-Marine Letters, 34(5), 435-446. DOI 10.1007/s00367-014-0375-1.
Monien, P., Lettmann, K., Monien, D., Asendorf, S., Wölfl, A.-C., Lim, C.H., Thal, J., Schnetger, B., Brumsack, H.-G., (2014). Redox conditions and trace metal cycling in coastal sediments from the maritime Antarctic. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 141, 26-44.
Pasotti, F., Manini, E., Giovannelli, D., Wölfl, A.-C., Monien, D., Verleyen, E., Braekman, U., Abele, D., Vanreusel, A., (2014). Antarctic shallow water benthos in an area of recent rapid glacier retreat. Journal of Marine Ecology. DOI10.1111/maec.12179.
Mielck, F., Bartsch, I., Hass, H.C., Wölfl, A.-C., Bürk, D., Betzler, C., (2014). Predicting spatial kelp abundance in shallow coastal waters using the acoustic ground discrimination system RoxAnn. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 143, 1-11.
Bers, A. V., Duque Estrada, T. E. M., Wölfl, A.-C., Mahiques, M. M., Turra, A., (2013). A combined approach of benthic mapping of Caraguatatuba Bay, Brazil, with recommendations for management practices. Ocean & Coastal Management, 71, 269-274.
Not Peer-Reviewed
Schumacher, M. and Wölfl, A.-C. (2024). SOP: Acquisition and Processing of Multibeam Data for Kongsberg EMXXX Systems. Zenodo, 9 pp. DOI 10.5281/zenodo.11207123.
Wölfl A.-C., Damaske, D., Wiemer, G., Devey, C. W. (2020). Die Herausforderung einer globalen Meeresbodenvermessung und das unterschätzte Potenzial der Datenakquise auf Transitstrecken. Hydrographische Nachrichten. DOI: 10.23784/HN117-02.
Wölfl, A.-C., Hahn, T., Neves, A. (2019). A perspective of Early Career Scientists to the ‘All-Atlantic Ocean Observing System’. AtlantOS newsletter, 1, 5. www.atlantos-h2020.eu/download/Media/newsletters-briefing-apers/ATLANTOS-001-AtlantOS-Newsletter-5-Design-1.5.pdf
Wölfl, A.-C. (2019). Seafloor Mapping - A puzzle to be completed. Good, Better and Best - A Newsletter for Practices of Ocean Observing & Applications, 10, 2.
Wölfl, A.-C., (2018). Die Vermessung des Meeresbodens. In: ESKP Themenspezial - Metalle aus dem Meer für unsere High-Tech-Gesellschaft. Dezember 2018. themenspezial.eskp.de/rohstoffe-in-der-tiefsee/inhalt/handlungsoptionen/die-vermessung-des-meeresbodens.
Jencks, J., Wölfl, A.-C., (2018). 16.3 - A GIS Approach to Prioritizing the Gaps to Map. In: International Hydrographic Organization, Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission, The IHO-IOC GEBCO Cook Book, IHO Publication B-11, Monaco, Sep. 2018, 429 pp - IOC Manuals and Guides 63, France, Sep. 2018, 429 pp.
Wölfl, A.-C., Devey, C., (2018). Seafloor Mapping - Completing a big puzzle. AtlantOS newsletter, 1, 4. www.atlantos-h2020.eu/download/Media/newsletters-briefing-apers/AtlantOS-Newsletter-4.pdf.
Wölfl, A.-C., Jencks, J., Devey, C. (2018). A GIS Case Study from the Atlantic - Where Do We Map Next? Hydro International, 22, 5. www.hydro-international.com/magazine/september-october-2018.