Office:
Room 5.504
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E-Mail: mschartau(at)geomar.de
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GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
Wischhofstr. 1-3
24148 Kiel
Germany
Research Interests
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Assessment and credibility of biogeochemical model results
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Plankton community size-structure
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Methods of parameter optimization and model selection
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Simulation of mesocosm experiments
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Physiological and ecological variations of plankton
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Spatio-temporal variations of organic matter in nearshore ocean regions and estuaries
Education and Employment
- Since 2013 Senior Scientist, GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
- 2008 – 2013 Scientist (tenure), Institute of Coastal Research, Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht (HZG), now hereon
- 2005 – 2008 Scientist (terminable), Ecosystem Modelling Group, Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht (HZG), now hereon
- 2004 – 2005 Post-doctoral Research Fellow, Stony Brook University, New York, Marine Sciences Research Centre, now School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences (SOMAS)
- 2001 – 2004 Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research (AWI)
- 2001 Doctoral Degree (Dr. rer. nat.) in Oceanography, Institute for Marine Research (IfM-Kiel), now GEOMAR Kiel
- 1997 – 2001 Graduate student, Institute for Marine Research (IfM-Kiel), now GEOMAR Kiel
- 1997 Diploma Degree (Dipl.) in Physical Oceanography, Institute for Marine Research (IfM-Kiel), now GEOMAR Kiel
- 1992 – 1997 Student of Oceanography, Physics, Mathematics, and Marine Biology, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel (CAU)
Identifiers
Publications
Number of items: 69.
Articles in a Scientific Journal - peer-reviewed
Lampe, V. , Hunter, A., Engel, A. , Ward, B. A., Nöthig, E. M., Ellingsen, I. H. and Schartau, M.
(2024)
A Lagrangian model-based analysis of protist plankton variability and its impact on organic matter dynamics along transit pathways through the Fram Strait.
Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 129
(10).
e2024JC021254.
DOI 10.1029/2024jc021254.
Desmit, X., Schartau, M. , Riethmüller, R., Terseleer, N., Van der Zande, D. and Fettweis, M.
(2024)
The transition between coastal and offshore areas in the North Sea unraveled by suspended particle composition.
Science of the Total Environment, 915
.
Art.Nr. 169966.
DOI 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.169966.
Pelz, M. T., Schartau, M. , Somes, C. J. , Lampe, V. and Slawig, T.
(2023)
A diffusion-based kernel density estimator (diffKDE, version 1) with optimal bandwidth approximation for the analysis of data in geoscience and ecological research.
Geoscientific Model Development, 16
(22).
pp. 6609-6634.
DOI 10.5194/gmd-16-6609-2023.
Chien, C. T. , Pahlow, M., Schartau, M. , Li, N. and Oschlies, A.
(2023)
Effects of phytoplankton physiology on global ocean biogeochemistry and climate.
Science Advances, 9
(30).
Art.Nr. eadg1725..
DOI 10.1126/sciadv.adg1725.
Kriest, I. , Getzlaff, J., Landolfi, A. , Sauerland, V., Schartau, M. and Oschlies, A.
(2023)
Exploring the role of different data types and timescales for the quality of marine biogeochemical model calibration.
Biogeosciences (BG), 20
(13).
pp. 2645-2669.
DOI 10.5194/bg-20-2645-2023.
Prowe, A. E. F. , Su, B., Nejstgaard, J. C. and Schartau, M.
(2022)
Food web structure and intraguild predation affect ecosystem functioning in an established plankton model.
Limnology and Oceanography, 67
.
pp. 843-855.
DOI 10.1002/lno.12039.
Fettweis, M. , Schartau, M. , Desmit, X. , Lee, B. J. , Terseleer, N. , Van der Zande, D., Parmentier, K. and Riethmüller, R.
(2022)
Organic Matter Composition of Biomineral Flocs and Its Influence on Suspended Particulate Matter Dynamics Along a Nearshore to Offshore Transect.
Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences, 127
(1).
Art.Nr. e2021JG006332.
DOI 10.1029/2021JG006332.
Verwega, M. T. , Trahms, C., Antia, A. N., Dickhaus, T., Prigge, E. , Prinzler, M. H. U., Renz, M., Schartau, M. , Slawig, T., Somes, C. J. and Biastoch, A.
(2021)
Perspectives on Marine Data Science as a Blueprint for Emerging Data Science Disciplines.
Frontiers in Marine Science, 8
.
Art.Nr. 678404.
DOI 10.3389/fmars.2021.678404.
Verwega, M. T. , Somes, C. J. , Schartau, M. , Tuerena, R. E., Lorrain, A., Oschlies, A. and Slawig, T.
(2021)
Description of a global marine particulate organic carbon-13 isotope data set.
Earth System Science Data, 13
.
pp. 4861-4880.
DOI 10.5194/essd-13-4861-2021.
Landolfi, A. , Prowe, A. E. F. , Pahlow, M., Somes, C. J. , Chien, C. T. , Schartau, M. , Koeve, W. and Oschlies, A.
(2021)
Can top-down controls expand the ecological niche of marine N2 fixers?.
Frontiers in Microbiology, 12
.
Art.Nr. 690200.
DOI 10.3389/fmicb.2021.690200.
Lampe, V., Nöthig, E. M. and Schartau, M.
(2021)
Spatio-temporal variations in community size structure of Arctic protist plankton in the Fram Strait.
Frontiers in Marine Science, 7
.
Art.Nr. 579880.
DOI 10.3389/fmars.2020.579880.
Taucher, J. , Boxhammer, T. , Bach, L. T. , Paul, A. J. , Schartau, M. , Stange, P. and Riebesell, U.
(2021)
Changing carbon-to-nitrogen ratios of organic-matter export under ocean acidification.
Nature Climate Change, 11
.
pp. 52-57.
DOI 10.1038/s41558-020-00915-5.
Chien, C. T. , Pahlow, M., Schartau, M. and Oschlies, A.
(2020)
Optimality-Based Non-Redfield Plankton-Ecosystem Model (OPEMv1.0) in the UVic-ESCM 2.9. Part II: Sensitivity Analysis and Model Calibration.
Geoscientific Model Development, 13
.
pp. 4691-4712.
DOI 10.5194/gmd-13-4691-2020.
Mathesius, S. , Getzlaff, J., Dietze, H. , Oschlies, A. and Schartau, M.
(2020)
Reanalysis of vertical mixing in mesocosm experiments: PeECE III and KOSMOS 2013.
Earth System Science Data, 12
.
pp. 1775-1787.
DOI 10.5194/essd-12-1775-2020.
Franke, A., Blenckner, T., Duarte, C. M., Ott, K., Fleming, L. E., Antia, A., Reusch, T. B. H. , Bertram, C., Hein, J., Kronfeld-Goharani, U., Dierking, J. , Kuhn, A., Sato, C., van Doorn, E., Wall, M., Schartau, M. , Karez, R., Crowder, L., Keller, D. P. , Engel, A. , Hentschel, U. and Prigge, E.
(2020)
Operationalizing Ocean Health: Toward Integrated Research on Ocean Health and Recovery to Achieve Ocean Sustainability.
One Earth, 2
(6).
pp. 557-565.
DOI 10.1016/j.oneear.2020.05.013.
Engel, A. , Endres, S. , Galgani, L. and Schartau, M.
(2020)
Marvelous Marine Microgels: On the Distribution and Impact of Gel-Like Particles in the Oceanic Water-Column.
Frontiers in Marine Science, 7
.
Art.Nr. 405.
DOI 10.3389/fmars.2020.00405.
Krishna, S., Pahlow, M. and Schartau, M.
(2019)
Comparison of two carbon-nitrogen regulatory models calibrated with mesocosm data.
Ecological Modelling, 411
.
Art.Nr. 108711.
DOI 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2019.05.016.
Piontek, J., Endres, S. , Le Moigne, F. A. C. , Schartau, M. and Engel, A.
(2019)
Relevance of Nutrient-Limited Phytoplankton Production and Its Bacterial Remineralization for Carbon and Oxygen Fluxes in the Baltic Sea.
Frontiers in Marine Science, 6
.
Art.Nr. 581.
DOI 10.3389/fmars.2019.00581.
Schartau, M. , Riethmüller, R., Flöser, G., Krasemann, H., Beusekom, J. v., Hofmeister, R. and Wirtz, K.
(2019)
On the separation between inorganic and organic fractions of suspended matter in a marine coastal environment.
Progress in Oceanography, 171
.
pp. 231-250.
DOI 10.1016/j.pocean.2018.12.011.
Engel, A. , Bange, H. W. , Cunliffe, M., Burrows, S. M., Friedrichs, G., Galgani, L., Herrmann, H., Hertkorn, N., Johnson, M., Liss, P. S., Quinn, P. K., Schartau, M. , Soloviev, A., Stolle, C., Upstill-Goddard, R. C., van Pinxteren, M. and Zäncker, B.
(2017)
The Ocean's Vital Skin: Toward an Integrated Understanding of the Sea Surface Microlayer.
Frontiers in Marine Science, 4
.
Art.Nr. 165.
DOI 10.3389/fmars.2017.00165.
Krishna, S. and Schartau, M.
(2017)
A data-model synthesis to explain variability in calcification observed during a CO2 perturbation mesocosm experiment.
Biogeosciences (BG), 14
(7).
pp. 1857-1882.
DOI 10.5194/bg-14-1857-2017.
Moreno de Castro, M., Schartau, M. and Wirtz, K.
(2017)
Potential sources of variability in mesocosm experiments on the response of phytoplankton to ocean acidification.
Biogeosciences (BG), 14
(7).
pp. 1883-1901.
DOI 10.5194/bg-14-1883-2017.
Hofmeister, R., Flöser, G. and Schartau, M.
(2017)
Estuary-type circulation as a factor sustaining horizontal nutrient gradients in freshwater-influenced coastal systems.
Geo-Marine Letters, 37
(2).
pp. 179-192.
DOI 10.1007/s00367-016-0469-z.
Schartau, M. , Wallhead, P., Hemmings, J., Löptien, U. , Kriest, I. , Krishna, S., Ward, B. A., Slawig, T. and Oschlies, A.
(2017)
Reviews and syntheses: Parameter identification in marine planktonic ecosystem modelling.
Biogeosciences (BG), 14
(6).
pp. 1647-1701.
DOI 10.5194/bg-14-1647-2017.
Su, J., Tian, T., Krasemann, H., Schartau, M. and Wirtz, K.
(2015)
Response patterns of phytoplankton growth to variations in resuspension in the German Bight revealed by daily MERIS data in 2003 and 2004.
Oceanologia, 57
(4).
pp. 328-341.
DOI 10.1016/j.oceano.2015.06.001.
Kreus, M. and Schartau, M.
(2015)
Variations in the elemental ratio of organic matter in the central Baltic Sea: Part II – Sensitivities of annual mass flux estimates to model parameter variations.
Continental Shelf Research, 100
.
pp. 46-63.
DOI 10.1016/j.csr.2015.02.004.
Kreus, M., Schartau, M. , Engel, A. , Nausch, M. and Voss, M.
(2015)
Variations in the elemental ratio of organic matter in the central Baltic Sea: Part I—Linking primary production to remineralization.
Continental Shelf Research, 100
.
pp. 25-45.
DOI 10.1016/j.csr.2014.06.015.
Engel, A. , Cisternas Novoa, C., Wurst, M., Endres, S. , Tang, T., Schartau, M. and Lee, C.
(2014)
No detectable effect of CO2 on elemental stoichiometry of Emiliania huxleyi in nutrient-limited, acclimated continuous cultures.
Marine Ecology Progress Series, 507
.
pp. 15-30.
DOI 10.3354/meps10824.
Ward, B. A., Schartau, M. , Oschlies, A. , Martin, A. P., Follows, M. J. and Anderson, T. R.
(2013)
When is a biogeochemical model too complex? Objective model reduction for North Atlantic time-series sites.
Progress in Oceanography, 116
.
pp. 49-65.
DOI 10.1016/j.pocean.2013.06.002.
Schartau, M. , Landry, M. R. and Armstrong, R. A.
(2010)
Density estimation of plankton size spectra: a reanalysis of IronEx II data.
Journal of Plankton Research, 32
(8).
pp. 1167-1184.
DOI 10.1093/plankt/fbq072.
Engel, A. , Schulz, K. G., Riebesell, U. , Bellerby, R. G. J., Delille, B. and Schartau, M.
(2008)
Effects of CO2 on particle size distribution and phytoplankton abundance during a mesocosm bloom experiment (PeECE II).
Biogeosciences (BG), 5
(2).
pp. 509-521.
DOI 10.5194/bg-5-509-2008.
Friedrichs, M. A. M., Dusenberry, J. A., Anderson, L. A., Armstrong, R. A., Chai, F., Christian, J. R., Doney, S. C., Dunne, J., Fujii, M., Hood, R., McGillicuddy, D. J., Moore, J. K., Schartau, M. , Spitz, Y. H. and Wiggert, J. D.
(2007)
Assessment of skill and portability in regional marine biogeochemical models: Role of multiple planktonic groups.
Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 112
(C8).
DOI 10.1029/2006JC003852.
Schartau, M. , Engel, A. , Schröter, J., Thoms, S., Völker, C. and Wolf-Gladrow, D.
(2007)
Modelling carbon overconsumption and the formation of extracellular particulate organic carbon.
Biogeosciences (BG), 4
(4).
pp. 433-454.
DOI 10.5194/bg-4-433-2007.
Hood, R. R., Laws, E. A., Armstrong, R. A., Bates, N. R., Brown, C. W., Carlson, C. A., Chai, F., Doney, S. C., Falkowski, P. G., Feely, R. A., Friedrichs, M. A. M., Landry, M. R., Keith Moore, J., Nelson, D. M., Richardson, T. L., Salihoglu, B., Schartau, M. , Toole, D. A. and Wiggert, J. D.
(2006)
Pelagic functional group modeling: Progress, challenges and prospects.
Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography, 53
(5-7).
pp. 459-512.
DOI 10.1016/j.dsr2.2006.01.025.
Oschlies, A. and Schartau, M.
(2005)
Basin-scale performance of a locally optimized marine ecosystem model.
Journal of Marine Research, 63
(2).
pp. 335-358.
DOI 10.1357/0022240053693680.
Weber, L., Völker, C., Schartau, M. and Wolf-Gladrow, D. A.
(2005)
Modeling the speciation and biogeochemistry of iron at the Bermuda Atlantic Time-series Study site.
Global Biogeochemical Cycles, 19
(1).
GB1019.
DOI 10.1029/2004GB002340.
Schartau, M. and Oschlies, A.
(2003)
Simultaneous data-based optimisation of a 1D-ecosystem model at three locations in the North Atlantic Ocean: Part 2. Nitrogen fluxes and seasonal cycles.
Journal of Marine Research, 61
(6).
pp. 795-821.
DOI 10.1357/002224003322981156.
Schartau, M. and Oschlies, A.
(2003)
Simultaneous data-based optimisation of a 1D-ecosystem model at three locations in the North Atlantic Ocean: Part 1. Method and parameter estimates.
Journal of Marine Research, 61
(6).
pp. 765-793.
DOI 10.1357/002224003322981147.
Schartau, M. , Oschlies, A. and Willebrand, J.
(2001)
Parameter estimates of a zero-dimensional ecosystem model applying the adjoint method.
Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography, 48
.
pp. 1769-1800.
DOI 10.1016/S0967-0645(00)00161-2.
Engel, A. and Schartau, M.
(1999)
Influence of transparent expolymer particles (TEP) on sinking velocity of Nitzschia closterum aggregates.
Marine Ecology Progress Series, 182
.
pp. 69-76.
DOI 10.3354/meps182069.
Conference papers
Schartau, M. , Engel, A. and Colijn, F.
(2010)
Transformation of dissolved organic matter and its diverse effect on higher trophic level.
[Paper]
In: ICES Annual Science Conference. , 22.-26.09.2008, Halifax, Canada .
ICES Council Meeting Papers, 2008
(A:03).
Presentations
Schartau, M.
(2015)
Modelling approaches to marine gel formation
and their relevance for ocean-atmosphere exchanges.
[Talk]
In: Leipziger Meteorologisches Kolloquium. , 10.12.2015, Leipzig, Germany .
Schartau, M. and Krishna, S.
(2014)
Towards a systematic statistical evaluation of diverse plankton-/ecosystem models against observations from mesocosm experiments.
[Talk]
In: IMBER Open Science Conference FUTURE OCEAN. , 23.-27.06.2014, Bergen, Norway .
Schartau, M. and Oschlies, A.
(2014)
Parameter identifiability of marine ecosystem models.
[Invited talk]
In: Autumn School: Data Assimilation in Biogeochemical Cycles at Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP). , 21.-27.09.2014, Trieste, Italy .
Conference posters
Theses - not published by a publisher
Schartau, M.
(2001)
Data assimilation studies of marine, nitrogen based, ecosystem models in the North Atlantic Ocean.
(PhD/ Doctoral thesis), Christian-Albrechts-Universität Kiel, Kiel, Germany, 128 pp.
Schartau, M.
(1997)
Parameteroptimierung eines marinen ökologischen Modells unter Anwendung der adjungierten Methode.
(Diploma thesis), Christian-Albrechts-Universität, Kiel, Germany, 68 pp.
Reports - other reports
Schartau, M. , Pahlow, M., Kemena, T. P. , Lampe, V. , Taucher, J. and Seifert, M.
(2024)
New/refined parameterizations for modelling ocean alkalinization effects on biogeochemistry and plankton dynamics.
.
OceanNets Deliverable, D5.8
.
OceanNETs, Kiel, Germany, 34 pp.
DOI 10.3289/oceannets_d5.8.
Taucher, J. and Schartau, M.
(2021)
Report on parameterizing seasonal response patterns in primary- and net community production to ocean alkalinization.
.
OceanNets Deliverable, D5.3
.
OceanNETs, Kiel, Germany, 17 pp.
DOI 10.3289/oceannets_d5.3.