Prof. Dr. Hermann W. Bange

Forschungsbereich 2: Marine Biogeochemie
FE Chemische Ozeanographie

Büro:
Raum: 5 3.508
Tel.: 0431 600 4204
E-Mail: hbange(at)geomar.de

Anschrift:
GEOMAR Helmholtz-Zentrum für Ozeanforschung Kiel
Wischhofstraße 1-3
D-24148 Kiel

Forschungsinteressen / Research Interests

  • Open ocean and coastal biogeochemistry of nitrogen, carbon and sulphur
  • Special focus on upwelling regions/OMZ, the Arctic Sea and the Baltic Sea
  • Cycling and emissions of oceanic trace gases (N2O, NO, CH4, CO, DMS)
  • Development of underwater trace gas sensors
  • Measurements of short-lived intermediates of the nitrogen and sulphur cycles (NH2OH, NO, DMSP and DMSO)
  • Biogeochemical time-series observations
  • 15N isotope signature of dissolved nitrate

Zuständigkeiten / Responsibilities

  • Head of research group 'Trace Gas Biogeochemistry'
  • Research grant acquisition (internatl./natl.)
  • Internatl./natl. research project management/coordination
  • Teaching
  • Supervisor for BSc, MSc and PhD students
  • Chief scientist on research cruises

Coordinator / Co-Chair:

  • Boknis Eck Time-Series Station (Eckernförde Bay, SW Baltic Sea)
  • MEMENTO (The MarinE MethanE and NiTrous Oxide database)
  • SCOR WG #143
  • Member of the IIOE-2 (2nd Internatl. Indian Ocean Expedition) core group
  • NITROSO (Nitrous oxide in the Southern Ocean), Sino-German project funded by SOA and BMBF
  • BONUS INTEGRAL (Integrated carbon and trace gas monitoring in the Baltic Sea), funded by EU and BMBF
  • PETRA (Pathways and emissions of cliamte-relevant trace gases in achanging Arctic Ocean), UK-German project funded by NERC and BMBF