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1. Research vessels and related equipment
1.1 Research vessels
The RV SONNE (97.6 m) is a fully equipped high sea RV
owned and operated by a commercial shipping company
(Ship details: http://www.rf-gmbh.de/) and chartered by PTJ
MGS on behalf of the BMBF for 250 days per year. It is a
multi purpose ship and mainly operates in the Pacific Ocean
and adjacent areas.
Schedule: http://www.fz-juelich.de/ptj/index.php?index=540
RV ALKOR is a 55.2 m research vessel suitable for operating
in the Baltic and the North Sea, the Kattegatt and Skagerrak
as well as in coastal areas. It is also used for teaching in
marine sciences by all disciplines.
http://www.ifm-geomar.de/index.php?id=1052&L=1
With an overall length of 60.8 m RV POSEIDON its
classification is for world wide cruises. It is appropriate for all
marine research and mainly operates in the lower Northern
Atlantic and in the Mediterranean.
http://www.ifm-geomar.de/index.php?id=1028&L=1
RC LITTORINA is a research cutter with a license for small
fisheries and operates mainly in Baltic and the North Sea, the
English Channel and the Norwegian Coast. LITTORINA is
especially equipped for training of research divers.
http://www.ifm-geomar.de/index.php?id=1058&L=1
The 12.7 m long POLARFUCHS is operated in the coastal
areas of Schleswig-Holstein and is used mainly for ecological
research and training purposes.
http://www.ifm-geomar.de/index.php?id=1059&L=1
The research vessel RV METEOR is about 90 m longs and
fully equipped to operate in high seas. Its main operation
areas are the Atlantic Ocean and adjacent areas as well as
the Mediterranean and in part the Indic Ocean. It is a fully
equipped multipurpose ship for all kinds of marine research.
http://www.ifm.uni-hamburg.de/ves/ves_meteor.html
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The RV MARIA S. MERIAN is with its length of 94.8 m and
polar class PC 7 especially strengthened to work in icy
regions. Its operation areas will be the Baltic and the North
Sea as well as the North Atlantic up to the ice edge. It is a
multi purpose ship for all marine disciplines.
http://www.io-warnemuende.de/miscell/merian/daten.html
The 110 m long double-hulled icebreaker POLARSTERN is
currently the most sophisticated polar research vessel in the
world. It is equipped for biological, geological, geophysical,
glaciological, chemical, oceanographic and meteorological
research
http://www.awi-bremerhaven.de/Polar/polarstern.html
The RV HEINCKE with its overall length of 55.2 m is also a
multipurpose ship and especially appropriate for a broad
range of biological and hydrographic research activities. It
has permission to operate in the North Sea, the Baltic, the
Channel and for deep-sea fishery.
http://www.awi-bremerhaven.de/BAH/heincke.html
The RC UTHÖRN (30.5 m in length) is used for research trips
in the German Bight. It is mainly used for excursions in
connection with courses held on the island of Helgoland.
http://www.awi-bremerhaven.de/BAH/heincke.html
The motorboats AADE (12.5 m) and DIKER (9.2 m) operate
primarily in the waters off the island of Helgoland and are
used to take samples for monitoring series. DIKER is
specially modified to meet the requirements of a research
diver group.
http://www.awi-bremerhaven.de/BAH/heincke.html
The 17.5 m long MYA is a research catamaran operated in
the Wadden Sea and adjoining marine areas along the
Schleswig-Holstein coast. By virtue of its catamaran design,
the 'Mya' can land on sand banks at low tide, thus enabling
research work to be carried out during low tide on otherwise
inaccessible sand banks and mussel banks.
http://www.awi-bremerhaven.de/BAH/heincke.html
The 51.5 m long ATAIR is a research vessel operating in the
German Bight, carrying out mainly maintenance and
surveying work.
http://www.bsh.de/de/Meeresnutzung/Wissenschaft/Forschun
gsschiffe/Schiffseinsatzplaene/1061.jsp
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The 43.4 m long CAPELLA operates in the North Sea and
the Baltic exclusively on wreckage detection.
http://www.bsh.de/de/Meeresnutzung/Wissenschaft/Forschun
gsschiffe/Schiffseinsatzplaene/Capela.jsp
The DENEB a 52 m long research vessel operates mainly in
the Baltic Sea and is concerned with surveying work and
wreckage detection.
http://www.bsh.de/de/Meeresnutzung/Wissenschaft/Forschun
gsschiffe/Schiffseinsatzplaene/1068.jsp
The RV GAUSS with its 68.9 m length is primarily used for
monitoring work. Operation areas are the Baltic Sea, the
North Sea and the Norwegian coast.
http://www.bsh.de/de/Meeresnutzung/Wissenschaft/Forschun
gsschiffe/Schiffseinsatzplaene/1070.jsp
The 64.2 m long KOMET operates for wreckage detection
mainly in the Baltic and the North Sea.
http://www.bsh.de/de/Meeresnutzung/Wissenschaft/Forschun
gsschiffe/Schiffseinsatzplaene/komet.jsp
The WEGA a 52 m long research vessel operation mainly in
the Baltic Sea and is concerned with surveying work and
wreckage detection.
http://www.bsh.de/de/Meeresnutzung/Wissenschaft/Forschun
gsschiffe/Schiffseinsatzplaene/1102.jsp
The 38.6 m long PROF. ALBRECHT PENCK is suitable for
scientific cruises in the Baltic Sea.
http://www.io-warnemuende.de/
The 32.5 m long LUDWIG PRANDTL is particularly suitable
for research work in tide influenced areas such as the big
north German rivers and the Wadden Sea. The main range of
application is the North- and the Baltic Sea and river mouths.
http://www.gkss.de/pages.php?page=k_researchvessels.html
&language=e&version=g
STORCH is an inland navigation vessel with Oderhaff as the
main range of application. However, since its scientific and
technical expansion in spring 2004 it was also used in
international projects in the Netherlands and North Spain.
http://www.gkss.de/pages.php?page=k_researchvessels.html
&language=e&version=g
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The WALTHER HERWIG II is 64.5 m long and on duty all
year round, in the North Atlantic, the North Sea and Baltic
Sea. It is equipped to fulfill tasks in the fields of marine
research, predominantly fisheries research and all related
fields of biology, physics, chemistry, meteorology.
http://www.bfa-fish.de/ish/index.html
The 42.7 m long SOLEA is mainly deployed in the North and
Baltic sea and is appropriate to work on tasks related to
fisheries research and all related fields of biology, physics,
chemistry, meteorology.
http://www.bfa-fish.de/ish/index.html
The CLUPEA a 17.6 m long fisheries research vessel is
operating in the Baltic Sea predominantly in predominantly
fisheries research.
http://www.bfa-fish.de/ish/index.html
The SCHALL, a 48 m survey vessel has capacity for 6
scientists mainly deployed by STN Atlas Electronic, a private
German company producing marine equipment for marine
applications. She is mainly deployed in the North Sea, Baltic
Sea and continental shelf area for testing new products at
sea but also optionally fitted for physical, chemical research
as well as biology and meteorology.
http://www.rf-gmbh.de/
With a length of 29.5 m the RC SENCKENBERG is operating
in the North Sea, the Baltic Sea, the English Channel and
Irish Sea. It is a well equipped vessel which is used for
research as well as education.
http://www.senckenberg.de//root/index.php?lang=en&page_id
=3252
1.2
1.2.1
Underwater Vehicles
ROV’s and AUV´s
ROV QUEST is a scientifically modified commercial remotely
operated vehicle developed by the Schilling Robotics
company and is deployed by MARUM (center for marine
environmental sciences in Bremen) / RCOM (Research
Center Ocean Margins Bremen). It is suitable for depths
down to 4000 m and can be used as a platform for various
scientific purposes. It can be easily adapted to special
scientific needs. A big advantage is the ability of exact under
water positioning.
http://www.rcom-bremen.de/English/QUEST.html
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ROV CHEROKEE is a diving robot appropriate for water
depths down to 1000 m and is deployed by MARUM (center
for marine environmental sciences in Bremen) / RCOM
(Research Center Ocean Margins Bremen). This
electronically driven system is primarily distinguished by its
relatively small size compared to its significantly large load
capacity (60 kg). Thus, the big advantage is that it can be
deployed by a high number of research vessels. It is
equipped with several devices to explore and sample the
seafloor.
http://www.rcom-bremen.de/English/CHEROKEE.html
AUV is an unmanned, self-propelled autonomous underwater
vehicle deployed by Alfred-Wegener-Institute for Polar and
Marine Research at Bremerhaven. It is designed to carry out
measurements along preprogrammed courses and water
depths, generally launched and recovered by a surface
vessel. The maximum diving depth of the AUV is 3000 m with
an average speed of 3 - 4 knots and a travelling distance of ~
70 km (which can easily be upgraded by additional batteries
to 160 km). In contrast to "Remotely Operated Vehicles"
(ROVs), an AUV is not connected by a cable to a surface
vessel. The autonomy of these vehicles makes them ideal
instruments for operations in ice-covered regions of the world
ocean. In order to allow many scientific users interested in
this kind of new technology the utilisation of an AUV, a variety
of sensors and instruments has to be considered to be part of
the scientific payload.
http://www.awibremerhaven.de/Research/ProjectGroups/DeepSea/auvpayload.html
1.2.2
Submarines
JAGO is a two-man submarine which can dive down to 400
metres water depth. Its ability to stay underwater for hours at
a time facilitates extensive surveys. It is a reliable tool for
deep-water observations, close-up photography and
documentation, selective collection of organisms, rocks, gas
and water samples, ecological and geological surveys, and
environmental studies.
http://www.ifm-geomar.de/index.php?id=jago
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1.3
Drilling devices
MeBo (MeBO: “Meeresboden Bohrgerät” or PROD: Portable
Remotely Operated Drill)
The MeBo deployed by MARUM (center for marine
environmental sciences in Bremen) / RCOM (Research
Center Ocean Margins Bremen) is a portable drill which is
deployed to the seafloor from a ship of opportunity on an
electrical cable that integrates power, control, and
communications. The drill is a computer-controlled electrohydraulic system that receives commands from the surface
control software. The system utilizes commercial diamond-bit
drilling, and can set casing as needed for various lithologies.
The drill string is built down in 3 m sections. With a storage
capacity of 19 core barrels, 16 rods and 15 casing rods, the
MeBo has the capability to drill down to 50 m and to stabilize
the drilled hole down to 40 m.
http://www.rcombremen.de/Meeresboden_Bohrgeraet_MeBo.html
http://www.rcombremen.de/English/Portable_Remotely_Operated_Drill_PRO
D.html
1.4
1.4.1
Observation, monitoring and sampling systems
Observation and monitoring
PARCA is a high resolution camera system for imaging the
concentration and size distribution of particles in the
watercolumn deployed by RCOM (Research Center Ocean
Margins Bremen). Imaging a sample volume of up to 37 l,
smallest particles with diameters of 50 µm can be counted.
The images provide information on particle size, shape and
abundance either during profiling through the water column or
while moored in a certain depth over time.
http://www.rcom-bremen.de/PARCA.html
BCL is a benthic chamber lander deployed by IFM-GEOMAR
(Kiel) for in situ enclosure experiments enabling the injection
of particulate - and liquid tracers, time-controlled taking of
water samples and retrieval of the enclosed sediments. The
modular frame allows incorperation of different experimental
devices such as micro-electrode profilers and other
incubation modules, e.g. for sulphate reduction.
http://www.geomar.de/zd/deep_sea/pdf_files/flyer_lander.pdf
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BIGO is a biogeochemical observatory deployed by IFMGEOMAR (Kiel) to study the oceanic benthic boundary layer
in situ. BIGO simulates different environmental conditions
(oxygen content/organic influx) in situ and represents an ideal
experimental platform to study the kinetics of prominent
biogeochemical reactions and threshold levels involved in the
regulation of seabed methane emission.
http://www.ifm-geomar.de/index.php?id=545&L=1#
FLUFO is a fluidflux observatory deployed by IFM-GEOMAR
(Kiel) for the quantification of aqueous and gaseous fluxes
and their control parameters. The observatory is deployed
video-guided with a launcher at the sea floor. It was built to
identify and quantify the impact and overall relevance of the
complex physico-chemical controlling mechanisms on the
effective discharge rates of fluids and dissolved chemical
species related to the decomposition of gas hydrates.
http://www.ifm-geomar.de/index.php?id=comettp1&L=1#
GasQuant a lander based 180 kHz multi beam system
deployed by IFM-GEOMAR (Kiel) for detailed, long-term
observations of active bubble-expulsing areas. The system
records backscatter data from a 75° swath that covers an
area of about 5300m2. Via calibration it is possible to
quantify the methane flux of every single bubble-vent and
calculate the methane flux of a bubble vent area.
http://www.geomar.de/~jgreiner/start.html
Freefalling Lander Systems (also named “benthic landers”)
deployed by Alfred-Wegener-Institut (AWI, Bremerhaven) are
unmanned vehicles that falls to the seafloor unattached to
any cable, and then operates autonomously on the bottom. At
the end of the deployment, ballast weights are released preprogrammed or on acoustic demand. The lander floats back
to the surface by virtue of its positive buoyancy. AWI runs
three systems of basically the same design. These systems
are used for different purposes and thus are equipped with
different scientific modules: respiration chambers and a micro
profiler to assess carbon remineralisation processes through
the benthic community, and a sonar system and still cameras
for the detection of motile epibenthic organisms and their
reaction to large food-falls.
http://www.awibremerhaven.de/Research/ProjectGroups/DeepSea/lander.ht
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HDSD is a Hydrate Detection and Stability Determination insitu tool deployed by IFM-GEOMAR (Kiel). The primary task
of this system is to identify and quantify near-surface hydrate
layers which can be achieved through focussed heating to
locally destabilise hydrate and by monitoring this process
through continous thermal and electrical resistivity profiling.
http://www.ifm-geomar.de
GLIDER an instrument package for repeat profiles of
temperature, salinity, and other properties is deployed by
IFM-Geomar (Kiel). It slowly glides through the upper ocean,
similar to a glider plane in the air. Through controlled
trimming of weight and buoyancy, it is capable of ascending
and descending through the water column in any compass
direction, permitting a straight "sail" of approx. 4 km length
along the slanted path, down to depths of about 1000 m.
Upon ascending to the sea surface, the Glider will "telegraph"
its previously collected data to the land station.
http://www.ifm-geomar.de/index.php?id=1241&L=1
Heat Flow Sensor is developed and deployed by
Bundesanstalt für Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe (BGR,
Hannover) for measuring the distribution of heat flow in
sediments, particularly at continental margins. A several
meters long temperature sensor is recording a temperature
profile with a very high precision. The temperature value is
obtained by the porduct of temperature gradient with heat
flow conductivity.
http://www.bgr.bund.de/cln_030/nn_466886/EN/Themen/Mee
rPolar/Meeresforschung/Geraete/geraete__node__en.html__
nnn=true
1.4.1.1 Geophysical observation
Section 2.2 of Geoforschungszentrum Potsdam (GFZ) is
responsible for the Geophysical Instrument Pool Potsdam
(GIPP) and supplies instruments and sensors primarily used
for field experiments in seismics, seismology, and
magnetotellurics:
Recorders (stand-alone)
Broad Band Systems
Recorders (multi-channel)
Seismometers (3D)
Geophones 4.5 Hz
Magnetotelluric Sensors
Magnetotelluric Data Loggers
Field Systems for Data Preprocessing
http://www.gfz-potsdam.de/pb2/gipp/welcome.html
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Ocean Bottom Hydrophones (OBH) & Ocean Bottom
Seismometers (OBS) developed and deployed by IFMGeomar (Kiel). The floatation of new designed OBS (DESIGN
2002, see photo) is provided by cylinders, which are
manufactured from syntactic foam again. The pressure tube
with the data logger is located next to the foam. The frontal
part of the frame, next to the pressure tube of the data logger
is fixed to the main frame by four screws and can be changed
according to the type of seismometer requested. A variety of
short period (4.5 Hz, 15 Hz) and broadband sensors are
available. The anchor weight underneath the system carrier
keeps floatation, pressure tube and seismometer in a
horizontal plane during descent to the seafloor.
http://www.ifm-geomar.de/index.php?id=obhs
1.4.2
Sampling systems
BEAWIS, the bottom water sampler is deployed by RCOM
(Research Center Ocean Margins Bremen). It was especially
designed to collect water samples from different heights
above the seafloor which are not in reach of a standard
rosette-watersampler. It consists of a three-footed frame with
an additional central axis which is revolvable against the
frame. Five 5-liter Niskin-bottles are horizontally attached to
this axis and can be shifted between 10 and 120 cm above
ground. Turbidity logger as well as deep-sea camera is
attached to the frame.
http://www.rcombremen.de/English/Beawis_the_Bottom_Water_Sampler.html
S-MUC is a sequential multicorer for sampling undisturbed
deep-sea sediments and is deployed by Alfred-WegenerInstitut (Bremerhaven). During a single operation, the S-MUC
is able to retrieve max. four sediment cores from up to four
different locations without recovering and reactivating the
entire system. Cores may have a diameter of 62 or 95 mm.
To allow a semi-targeted sampling at the seafloor, the SMUC is equipped with an online video-system.
http://www.awibremerhaven.de/Research/ProjectGroups/DeepSea/smuc.ht
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Autoclave Piston Corer is developed and deployed by
Bundesanstalt für Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe (BGR,
Hannover) for in-situ sampling of gas hydrates.
http://www.bgr.bund.de/cln_030/nn_466886/EN/Themen/Mee
rPolar/Meeresforschung/Geraete/geraete__node__en.html__
nnn=true
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TV-guided Grabs are deployed by the Institute of
Geosciences at Kiel University and by the Bundesanstalt für
Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe (BGR, Hannover). The
grabs are equipped with a vidoe camera, thus sample
material can be choosen carefully before grabbing. Another
advantage is the high amount of sample material which can
be recovered.
http://www.bgr.de/fs_sonne/technik/frame_tec.html
http://www.uni-kiel.de/fakultas/mathnat/geowiss/ifg/
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Fixed large scale facilities for marine sciences
GeoTek Multi-Sensor Core Logger for whole and split cores
located at GFZ Potsdam. The logger is equipped with a
gamma ray source with detector for determination of bulk
density/porosity of the sediment, ultrasonic transducers
(compressional (p-) wave velocity), magnetic susceptibility
sensor (to quantify the magnetically susceptible material),
and a line scan camera (image scanning)
http://www.gfzpotsdam.de/pb3/pg33/facilities/geoteklogger/index_en.html
Automatic susceptibility logger located at GFZ Potsdam.
Fully automatic acquisition of magnetic susceptibility logs of
(soft) sediment cores of up to 1.5 m length using a Bartington
MS2E sensor, the measuring increment is 1 mm (or larger),
frequencies are 460 Hz, 4600 Hz, and sensitivity is 10e-5 (1.0
Mode), 10e-6 (0.1 Mode). Sample material could be cubic or
cylindrical with up to 10 ccm volume. Further applications are
rock magnetic investigations of terrestrial, lacustrine or
marine sediment sequences, or hard rocks and monitoring of
susceptibility changes during thermal demagnetization.
http://www.gfzpotsdam.de/pb3/pg33/facilities/suse/index_en.html
Cryogenic long-core magnetometer located at GFZ
Potsdam is equiped with a 2G Enterprises 755
superconducting rock magnetometer and 3-axis DC-SQUID
magnetometer for measurement of remnant magnetizations
(noise level = 10e-6 Am-1, upper sensitivity limit = about 2-4
Am-1, depending on component, with in-line 3-axis
alternating field demagnetizer, max. field = 100mT
(frequently), 150mT). Magnetostratigraphic, paleomagnetic
and rock magnetic investigation of soft sediments and of hard
rocks are possible. Sample types: u-channels (20x20mm,
Lmax. = 150 cm), soft sediments (cubes max. 23x23x23
mm), hard rock samples (1"diameter, Lmax. = 22mm).
http://www.gfzpotsdam.de/pb3/pg33/facilities/longcore/index_en.html
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AUTOKLAV is a pressure tank for deep sea simulations
deployed by MARUM (center for marine environmental
sciences in Bremen). A powerfull pressure engine pumps up
to 4.2 litres/min. of fresh water through a pressure tube (Ø
1.2 mm) into the chamber. The pressure engine is servocontrolled and pressure increase is possible by at least 1 bar
increments. If necessary, the maximum pressure of 730 bar
can be reached in about 10 minutes. The AUTOKLAV can be
used to test a variety of data logger and camera systems
before deploying in greater water depths.
http://www.marum.de//English/Autoklav__Pressure_Tank_Deep_Sea_Simulation.html
Hyperbaric Pressure Tank for the simulation
of deep-sea conditions is deployed by Alfred-Wegener-Institut
(Bremerhaven). It is mainly used to test the properties of
oxygen sensors for in-situ experimentation in the deep sea.
The tank has a maximum pressure rate of 650 bar,
corresponding to a water depth of 6500 m. The available
volume is 13 litres, the temperature is adjustable from 0 to
25°C. The tank is also used by research groups for testing
different items of deep-sea equipment, and for biological
investigations, e.g. in microbiological incubation experiments.
http://www.awibremerhaven.de/Research/ProjectGroups/DeepSea/pressure
tank.html
Wave Channel is located at the Forschungszentrum Küste
(FZK, Hannover). Water waves up to a hight of 2m under
quasi-prototype conditions can be simulated in the 307m
long, 7m deep and 5m wide flume. The waves are generated
regularly and irregularly. The installed power of the piston
type wave generator combined with an upper flap is about
900 kW.
http://unics.rrzn.uni-hannover.de/fzk/e3/e3_1.html
Longterm Observation Platform: the Time-Series Station
Wattenmeer at 53°45'01.00'' N, 007°40'16.30'' E with
continuous measurements of oxygen concentration in mg/l at
11 m above seafloor, methane concentration in µM at 11 m
above seafloor, nutrient concentrations (nitrate, nitrite,
phosphate, ammonium, silicate) at 6.5 m above seafloor,
wind direction in degrees and wind speed in m/s, air
temperature in °C, atmospheric pressure in hPa, daylight
irradiance spectra at 310 to 900 nm wavelength, daylight
reflectance spectra from the sea surface at 310 to 900 nm
wavelength
http://las.physik.uni-oldenburg.de/wattstation/
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2.1
Complex Analytical Equipment / Large Scale Analytical Equipment
The MC-ICP-MS AXIOM at IFM Geomar (Kiel) is a double
focussing mass spectrometer equipped with 10 Faraday cups
and 3 electron multipliers. Its mass resolution is continously
adjustable between 400 and 10.000Res. The AXIOM offers
presently the highest mass dispersion (20%) of all comercial
ICP-MS instruments. Due to an additional Faraday cup on the
high mass side, e.g. the whole spectra of calcium isotopes
(40 to 48amu) can be measured simultaneously. The
applications of the AXIOM are focused on natural isotope
fractionation of divalent cations (Mg, Ca, Sr), Uranium series
isotopes (U, Th, Ra, Pa) which can be used e.g. for high
precision age determination and marine tracer studies.
http://www.ifm-geomar.de/index.php?id=gm_axiom&L=1#
GFZ-Potsdam operates a multi-anvil apparatus MAX80 at
Hamburg HASYLAB for X-ray diffraction analyses at highpressure (max. 12 GPa) and temperature (max. 1600°C).
Furthermore, in-situ investigations of elastic properties (Vp
and Vs-velocity, US-interferometry) and electrical conductivity
are possible under high-pressure and temperature conditions.
MAX80 facility is widely used by scientists from different
fields from national and international institutions.
http://www.gfzpotsdam.de/pb4/pg1/projects/D_MAX80/d1max80facil.html
GFZ-Potsdam operates a secondary ion mass spectrometer
SIMS. Such spectrometers use a finally focused ion beam to
probe a selected sample domain. A small percentage of the
material sputtered from the polished surface of the sample is
ionized, and these ions are accelerated into a mass
spectrometer where they are separated according to their
mass-over-charge ratio. An important characteristic of SIMS
is its high sensitivity compared to other microbeam sampling
techniques: the ability to count individual ions results in
detection limits in the parts-per-billion range for many
elements. Also the fact that ions derived from the sample are
separated by their mass-over-charge ratio means that
isotopic analyses can be performed on very small sample
volumes.
http://www.gfz-potsdam.de/pb4/pg2/equipment/sims/
GFZ-Potsdam operates a Transmission Electron Microscopy
TEM. The laboratory is a state-of-the-art facility equipped with
a FEI TecnaiTMG2 F20 X-Twin transmission electron
microscope and a FEI FIB200TEM Focused Ion Beam device
for specimen preparation. The laboratory provides powerful
techniques for characterization of crystal structure,
microstructures and chemical composition of materials down
to a near atomic level.
http://www.gfz-potsdam.de/pb4/pg1/equipment/tem.html
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GFZ-Potsdam operates a noble gas mass spectrometer
MM5400 which is a sector field mass spectrometer optimized
for noble gas analyses. Its main components include a
modified Nier-type ion source ("bright source") is used for
ionizing the gas atoms by electron bombardment. Ions are
accelerated in a 4.5 kV high voltage and focused through a
system of electric lenses. In the 90° magnetic sector field,
ions are deflected according to their mass to charge ratio. By
setting the magnetic field to an appropriate value, ions of one
specific mass to charge ratio are enabled to reach the
detectors while all others will hit the mass spectrometer walls.
At distinct magnetic field settings distinct noble gas isotopes
can therefore be detected and their abundance be
determined. Relatively large ions beams (~10-13 to 10-10 A)
are detected in a Faraday cup, smaller beams in a secondary
electron multiplier fitted for single ion counting.
http://www.gfzpotsdam.de/pb4/pg2/equipment/edelgas/mswebpage.html
Thermal ionization mass spectrometers TIMS (MAT 262,
Thermo Triton) located at IFM-GEOMAR measuring precise
isotope ratios from smallest amounts of samples with high
precision for isotope ratio measurements. Both, radiogenic
isotope ratios (Sr, Nd, Pb, U) as well as stable isotopes (e.g.
Ca) can be measured to study geochemical and biochemical
processes.
http://www.ifm-geomar.de/
Accelerator mass spectrometer AMS for radiometric dating
and isotope research for 14C- dating and tracer research is
located at the Leibniz-Laboratory at University of Kiel.
Applications include dating of sedimentary deposits, studies
of the sources of carbon-bearing materials in sediments and
in the marine water column, studies of paleocirculation and
ventilation.
http://www.uni-kiel.de/leibniz/
Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometer (ICP
Quadrupol MS, Agilent 7500cs) located at the Institute of
Geosciences at Kiel University performs multi-elemental
analysis with high sensitivity and high sample throughput.
The ICP-MS instrument employs a plasma (ICP) as the
ionization source and a mass spectrometer (MS) analyzer to
detect the ions produced. It can simultaneously measure
most elements in the periodic table and determine analyte
concentration down to the sub nanogram-per-liter (ng/l) or
part-per trillion (ppt) level.
http://www.gpi.uni-kiel.de/Allgemeine/Geochemie/labore.html
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3.
Airborn infrastructure
Flight Facility Oberpfaffenhofen and Braunschweig of the
German Aerospace Center (DLR) which is Europe’s largest
operator of research aircraft for atmospheric research and
earth observation. The highly modified aircraft fleet operates
worldwide for various research organisations, public
authorities and private companies. The structure of the facility
reflects the variety of related services which are available to
the scientific users of the research aircraft. Scientific missions
on DLR airborne platform profit from the longterm experience
of these groups in their specific field. Three aircrafts are
based at Oberpfaffenhofen:
Cessna C 208B/D-FDLR
Dornier DO228-212 / D-CFFU
Dassault Falcon 20 / D-CMET
Five aircrafts and two helicopters are based at Braunschweig:
ATTAS
DO228-101
DR 400
DG 300
LFU
Helicopter – FHAS Typ EC 135
Helicopter – BO 105
Cessna C 208B/D-FDLR
Dassault Falcon 20/D-CMET
http://www.dlr.de/fb/en/Desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-498/
http://www.dlr.de/fb/en/Desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-512/
Research Aircraft of Alfred-Wegener-Institut (AWI)
Bremerhaven “Polar 2” is a twin-engined plane specially
equipped for operations in polar regions with enhanced
specifications, powerful generators, extra fuel tanks, de-icing
equipment on propellers and wings, and improved insulation
of the cabin. They carry modern navigation systems (Global
Positioning System, GPS), are ifr-equipped (instrumental
flight rules) and able to land under white-out conditions. The
maximum take-off weight is almost seven tonnes.
http://www.awi-bremerhaven.de/Polar/flugzeuge.html
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Marine Data Management
PANGAEA - Publishing network for geoscientific and
enviromental data
Stiftung Alfred-Wegener-Institut für Polar und
Meeresforschung, Bürgermeister-Smidt-Straße 20, 27568
Bremerhaven
National contact person:
Hannes Grobe ([email protected])
http://www.pangaea.de/
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FHAS Typ EC 135
Database of Oceanographic Observations
Stiftung Alfred-Wegener-Institut für Polar und
Meeresforschung, Bürgermeister-Smidt-Straße 20, 27568
Bremerhaven
National contact person:
Gerd Rohardt ([email protected])
http://www.awi-bremerhaven.de/OZE/index.html
The German Remote Sensing Data Center (DFD) is an
institute of the German Aerospace Center (DLR). Together
with the Remote Sensing Technology Institute (IMF), it
comprises DLR’s Applied Remote Sensing Cluster, in which
are concentrated many of DLR’s activities related to earth
observation with satellites and aircraft.
DLR, DFD / IMF, D-82234 Wessling
National contact person:
Stefan Dech ([email protected])
http://www.caf.dlr.de/caf/institut/dfd/
NOKIS - Network of Metadata - is a project which
investigates the implementation of information infrastructures
as part of Integrated Coastal Zone Management.
Bundesanstalt für Wasserbau, Wedeler Str. 157, 22559
Hamburg
National contact persons:
Rainer Lehfeldt ([email protected]), Hans-Christian
Reimers ([email protected])
http://nokis.baw.de/index.php?id=4&L=1
CONTIS - Continental Shelf Information System is a novel
ocean data base developed by the BSH which shows at a
glance the wide range of present and future uses of the
marine environment. The CONTIS geodata, e.g. on shipping,
exploitation of resources, planned offshore wind farms or
environmentally sensitive areas, are available as digital maps
providing concentrated information.
Bundesanstalt für Wasserbau, Wedeler Str. 157, 22559
Hamburg
National contact person:
Manfred Zeiler ([email protected])
http://www.bsh.de/en/Marine%20uses/Industry/CONTIS%20
maps/index.jsp
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Bathymetric Data Centre at Bundesamt für Seeschifffahrt
und Hydrographie
Bundesamt für Seeschifffahrt und Hydrographie (BSH), the
Hydrographic Office of the Federal Republic of Germany,
operates a bathymetric data centre at its Rostock
headquarters where it collects and archives German marine
research data sets.
Bundesamt für Seeschifffahrt und Hydrographie, Sachgebiet
N11, Neptunalle 5, 18057 Rostock
National contact person:
Volkmar Leimer ([email protected])
http://www.bsh.de/de/Meeresdaten/Seevermessung%20und
%20Wracksuche/Bathymetrie/index.jsp
MURSYS - Marine Environment Reporting System
Information from the North Sea and Baltic Sea is a regularly
published report providing information on physical and
chemical parameters (weather, sea surface temperatures,
water levels, current conditions, nutrient concentrations,
oxygen situation) and biological parameters (occurrence of
algae and toxic algae, blue mussel stocks, fish stocks etc.) in
the area of the North and Baltic Seas. MURSYS also deals
with special topics (e.g. "black spots", mass mortality of sea
birds, Oder flood).
Bundesanstalt für Wasserbau, Wedeler Str. 157, 22559
Hamburg
National contact: [email protected]
http://www.bsh.de/en/Marine%20data/Observations/MURSY
S%20reporting%20system/index.jsp
NODC - the German Oceanographic Data Centre serves as
a focal point for the national and international exchange of
oceanographic data located at the Deutsches
Ozeanographisches Datenzentrum (DOD).
Deutsches Ozeanographisches Datenzentrum (DOD;
German Oceanographic Data Centre), Bernhard-Nocht-Str.
78, 20359 Hamburg
National contact: [email protected]
http://www.bsh.de/en/Marine%20data/Observations/DOD%20
Data%20Centre/index.jsp
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MUDAB - The Marine Environmental Data Base is a joint
project of the Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency
(BSH) in Hamburg and of the Federal Environmental Agency
(UBA) in Berlin. It is located at the German Oceanographic
Data Centre in Hamburg and serves as the central German
data base for marine data collected within the framework of
international and national conventions for the protection of
the North Sea and Baltic Sea.
Deutsches Ozeanographisches Datenzentrum (DOD;
German Oceanographic Data Centre), Bernhard-Nocht-Str.
78, 20359 Hamburg
National contact: [email protected]
http://www.bsh.de/en/Marine%20data/Environmental%20prot
ection/MUDAB%20database/index.jsp
Waiting for reply from Herrn Wächter (Rechenzentrum GFZ)
CHAMP (CHAllenging Minisatellite Payload) Information
System and Data Center is a German small satellite mission
for geoscientific and atmospheric research and applications,
managed by GFZ.
GeoForschungsZentrum Potsdam (GFZ), Department
(Geodesy & Remote Sensing), Telegrafenberg A 17,
14473 Potsdam
National contact person:
Prof. Markus Rothacher ([email protected])
http://www.gfz-potsdam.de/pb1/op/champ/
World Data Center for Climate (WDCC) - The WDCC is
maintained by Model and Data (M&D), which is hosted at the
Max-Planck-Institute for Meteorology (Hamburg), in
cooperation with the German Climate Computing Centre
(DKRZ). The WDC system now includes 52 Centers in 12
countries. Its holdings include a wide range of solar,
geophysical, environmental, and human dimensions data.
World Data Center for Climate, Max-Planck-Institute for
Meteorology/M&D, Bundesstrasse 55, D-20146 Hamburg
National contacts: [email protected] (with Subject "WDCC:..");
[email protected]
http://www.mad.zmaw.de/wdc-for-climate/
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Time-Series Station Wattenmeer – Position of the longterm
observation platform: 53°45'01.00'' N, 007°40'16.30'' E;
Charted water depth (below mean low water at spring tide):
11.5 m. The station was built in Aug/Sept 2002, first
continuous measurements were done in October 2002.
Archive data of hydrography, chemistry, meteorology, and
ocean optics since 2002 are stored and available on the web
page (see link below).
Research Group on Tidal Flats, ICBM, University of
Oldenburg, P.O. Box 2503, 26111 Oldenburg
National contact person:
Ursel Gerken ([email protected])
http://las.physik.uni-oldenburg.de/wattstation/
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