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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 1 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 2 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 3 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 4 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 5 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 6 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 ml 7 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 8 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 ml 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 9 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/ 2. 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 10 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/ 11 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 12 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 13 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 4. 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/ 14 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 15 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 16 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/ 17 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/ 18