Upcoming Events.
Wave-pump test for artificial upwelling
A wave pump, in this case, consists of a long hose connected to a floater, which is moving up and down with the waves. The momentum of the floater connected to a valve-stamp, is lifting the water inside the tube and thus generates an upwelling of nutrient rich deep water.
The wave pump is build and provided by Ocean Based Climate Solutions and will be tested off the coast of Gran Canaria. A team from GEOMAR, ULPGC, PLOCAN and Ocean Based Climate Solutions will operate the pump and verify the feasibility of this approach for approx. 10 days.
This definitly rocks: Bill Gates comments on our article in National Geographics
We received a prominent tweet today, Bill Gates commented on the National Geographics article from our Gran Canaria mesocosm study on ocean alkalinity enhancement - “this definitly rocks!”
Interview on the need to study ocean-based Carbon-Dioxide Removal methods in Canada
The Canadian Institute for Climate Choices published an interview with Douglas Wallace of Dalhousie University, Canada Research Chair and Canada Excellence Research Chair Laureate in Ocean Science and Technology, asking how oceans could aid in meeting Canada’s net zero commitments
Mesocosm study Gran Canaria on ocean alkalinity enhancement in TV
Our mesocosm study on ocean alkalinity enhancement in the harbour of Taliarte, Gran Canaria together with ULPGC, PLOCAN, GEOMAR and other international scientists was mentioned in German TV channel Arte
Article on Community Production under Artificial Upwelling
A new article was just published by Ortiz et al. (2022) in Frontiers in Marine Science studying the effect of artificial upwelling on production of a plankton community under different artificial upwelling intensities and modes.
Article in National Geographics
Divers cleaning the outside walls of the mesocosms
Article in National Geographics about the mesocosm study on Gran Canaria studying the effect of OAE on a natural plankton community
Article on Carbon Flux under Artificial Upwelling
A new article was recently published by Baumann et al. (2021) in Frontiers in Marine Science entitled “Effect of Intensity and Mode of Artificial Upwelling on Particle Flux and Carbon Export”. The study presents results from the ERC-funded project “artUp” led by GEOMAR using mesocosms on Gran Canaria in cooperation with ULPGC and PLOCAN.
Summer School Gran Canaria 2021
Early career scientists meet during a mesocosm study on Gran Canaria studying the effects of Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement on an oligotrophic plankton community. The participants got first-hand insights into mesocosm studies by being responsible for the sampling, analyses and data interpretation of individual biogeochemical and ecological parameters.