Expeditions
The ocean cannot only be investigated from home. You also have to go offshore and investigate processes at the place where they are happening. Here you find information and impressions from the TRR 181 expeditions.
"FS Sonne” reaches first mooring site
The research ship "FS Sonne" cast off on March 20 in the North Sea and will be on the Atlantic Ocean for 67 days to do research activities and collect data from the mooring stations. more ›
Successful Mooring Recovery in the Subtropical Atlantic
In April 2019 a scientific crew on research vessel Poseidon recovered successfully a mooring that was deployed one year ago. In May 2018 a TRR 181 research team supervised by Dr. Maren Walter from University Bremen explored the dispersion of Tidal Energy along a path from the southern Azores. more ›
Investigating Tidal Energy in the Subtropical Atlantic
In July/ August 2017 a TRR 181 research team supervised by Dr. Maren Walter from University Bremen explored the dispersion of Tidal Energy along a path from the southern Azores to the Cap Verde Islands on board of the research vessel Poseidon. more ›
Investigating upwelling regions on Namibias coast
Last year our PI Dr. Kerstin Jochumsen led a cruise from Namibia to South Africa with the research vessel (RV) Meteor, starting November 15 and returning to harbor December 11. It was the 132th cruise of the RV Meteor. more ›