Sep 18, 2024
Tropical coral records of climate change
Researchers from twelve nations and thirty institutions exchanged ideas at a meeting of the DFG Priority Programme “Tropical Climate Variability & Coral ...
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In order to understand the dynamics, causes and consequences of the climate crisis, we need to understand the climate as a complex interplay between the atmosphere, ocean, ice and biosphere. The ocean plays a key role in this: it stores and transports heat and carbon, buffers changes in the climate system - but can also amplify them.
Society's need for knowledge about sea level rise, extreme weather and changes in global ocean circulation is constantly growing. Marine, polar and climate research is therefore high-profile areas of the University of Bremen.
At MARUM, researchers study both today's climate and climate changes in the Earth's history. Using models, climate reconstructions and long-term observations, they analyze the energy exchange between the atmosphere and the ocean, the dynamics of Atlantic circulation and the role of glaciers in sea level rise.
Tropical coral reefs serve as archives for climate changes over years to centuries. MARUM uses citizen science to quantify regional ocean warming in recent years and decades. The linking of ocean, atmosphere and ice models helps to better understand future climate changes. Another focus is on the investigation of methods for the long-term storage of CO2 in the seabed, which can counteract climate change.
In the Climate research field, we work on an interdisciplinary basis to find answers to these questions:
- How do natural fluctuations and human influences affect tropical climate phenomena?
- What were the interactions between climate and biodiversity in past geological eras?
- How can knowledge from Earth's history be used for climate projections?
Sampling of a sediment core obtained on Expedition 381 as part of the International IODP Program. The analysis of climate archives, such as sediments and tropical coral reefs, allows us to reconstruct climate changes over decades to millions of years.
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Sep 18, 2024
A look back on 50,000 years of South Pacific hydroclimate shows: How wet it gets on earth also depends on the planet’s tilt
Understanding the causes of changing humidity and precipitation in the earth's past is crucial for better assessments of the planet’s future hydroclimate ...
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Sep 4, 2024
Hands-on experiments on climate and the environment in Bürgerpark
Climate change, environmental protection, sustainability – these topics are more than up to date and yet often remain abstract. How can we protect nature ...
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Aug 27, 2024
New concept for the protection of marine biodiversity
Man-made climate change knows no limits. The AGELESS Consortium explores the question of how marine life affected by climate change can be protected in the ...
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