Biogeochemical Modelling

Biogeochemical modeling is an interdisciplinary field that quantitatively describes the complex interactions between chemical, biological, and geological processes in ecosystems. These models enable the understanding of the dynamics of nutrient cycles such as carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus, and they forecast the impacts of environmental changes, such as climate change or human activities, on ecosystems. By integrating data from observations and experiments, researchers can depict complex interactions and feedbacks, which is particularly useful in evaluating environmental management strategies. Overall, biogeochemical modeling plays a crucial role in developing sustainable solutions for global environmental issues.

Project Overview

OSTIA (ERC young investigator)
The Ocean'S role in miTIgating climAte change
Duration: 01.06.2024 - 31.05.2029
Ivy Frenger
Ocean Alk-Align
Duration: 1.07.2023 - 30.06.2028
Andreas Oschlies
OceanICU (EU)
Understanding Ocean Carbon
Duration: 1.11.2022 - 31.10.2027
Iris Kriest
RETAKE (CDRmare)
CO₂ removal by alkalinity enhancement: potential, benefits and risks
Duration: 1.08.2021 - 31.07.2027
Andreas Oschlies
sea4soCiety (CDRmare)
Innovative approaches to improving the carbon storage potential of vegetated coastal ecosystems
Duration: 1.08.2021 - 31.07.2027
Margarita Liadova
SEAO2-CDR (EU)
Strategies for the Evaluation and Assessment of Ocean based Carbon Dioxide Removal
Duration:1.06.2023 - 31.05.2027
Andreas Oschlies
CDR Atlas Atlas (BMBF)
Carbon removal atlas
Laufzeit: 1.03.2024 - 28.02.2027
Steffen Swoboda
ICEBERG (EU)
Innovative Community Engagement for Building Effective Resilience and Arctic Ocean Pollution-control Governance in the Context of Climate Change:
Subproject 1: Assessment of pollution sources, distribution and impacts in Arctic ecosystems
Duration: 1.01.2024 - 31.12.2026
Markus Schartau
ISOIRON (DFG)
Isotopic constraints on global marine iron cycling, ocean productivity and deoxygenation
Duration: 1.12.2023 - 30.11.2026
Christopher Somes
EMS FORE (Helmholtz International Laboratory)
Eastern Mediterranean Sea as a model for Future Ocean Research
Duration: 1.08.2021 - 31.07.2026
Markus Pahlow
BASS (DFG)
Biogeochemical processes and Air–sea exchange in the Sea-Surface microlayer
Subproject 1: Dynamic enrichment processes of organic matter in the SML
Duration: 1.06.2022 - 31.05.2026
Markus Schartau
Isotopic constraints on declining oceanic nutrient inventories weakening the marine soft-tissue biological carbon pump during the last deglaciation Duration: 1.01.2021 - 30.11.2025
Christopher Somes
OceanNETs (EU)
Ocean-based Negative Emission Technologies
Duration: 1.07.2020 - 30.06.2025
Markus Schartau
CDRSynTra (CDRterra)
CDR Synthesis and Transfer project
Duration: 1.11.2021 - 30.6.2025
Andreas Oschlies
Humboldt Tipping (BMBF)
Alternative futures of the Northern Humboldt Current upwelling system under Shared Socioeconomic Pathways
Duration: 1.03.2019 - 31.08.2025
Marianna Hill-Cruz, Ivy Frenger
TestArtUp (CDRmare)
Ocean artificial upwelling
Duration: Aug. 2021 - Juli 2024
Wolfgang Koeve
OAE Guide 23
Guide to Best Practices in Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement
Duration: 1.11.2022 - 31.01.2024
Andreas Oschlies
COMFORT (EU)
Our common future ocean in the Earth system – quantifying coupled cycles of carbon, oxygen, and nutrients for determining and achieving safe operating spaces with respect to tipping points
Duration: 1.09.2019 - 31.08.2023
Andreas Oschlies
μARC (BMBF & NERC, UK)
Understanding the links between pelagic microbial ecosystems and organic matter cycling in the changing Arctic
Duration: 1.07.2018 - 30.06.2022
Markus Schartau
CUSCO
Coastal Upwelling System in a Changing Ocean
Duration: 2019 - 2022
Ivy Frenger