Ever pondered a career that takes you from the vastness of the sea to the stability of land? While the image of a ship’s captain may be the first that comes to mind, the maritime world is teeming with diverse possibilities and even a captain’s journey can be full of adventurous detours. Meet Rainer Hammacher, […]
The “schlauchkern” is a type of coring method that we have been using a lot on M195. In essence, it is a test core to get a view of the sediments to see if we want to collect the material. The process begins with geophysical imaging of the sediments below the meeting point of the […]
In the last blogposts our team shared the goals of this expedition and some of our recent discoveries from the seafloor. But what does daily work and life on a research vessel like METEOR look like? Life on board is structured by deck operations and mealtimes – breakfast (7.15 am), coffee (10.00 am), lunch (11.15 […]
Mud recovered from the seafloor preserves clues of past climates and environments. In special cases, the dance of the seasons has been locked into the sediments, and scientists can then reconstruct the seasonal cycles of past climates. This type of sedimentary layers is called varves, and the layers deposited year after year can be counted […]
On 11 November, 28 scientists and 34 crew members set off from the port of Piraeus, Greece on the German research vessel Meteor on an expedition to the eastern Mediterranean. Their destination are the mysterious depths of the Aegean and Ionian Seas, where the mud on the seabed provides information about our human history. The […]
We run the blog in three languages. Please scroll down until you find the right language. This is the official blog of the CYRTACI Expedition (M195) aboard RV METEOR in Aegean and Ionian waters from 10th November to 2nd December 2023. The port of departure and arrival is the port of Athens, Piraeus, Greece. We […]
Hey, I’m Rudy… The Rock! I am willing to tell you about my first crazy contact with what is called “human” scientists (quite different to my usual rocky neighbors). The last million years, it was calm and silent since my eruption birth at Conical Seamount. We lived in a peaceful stony community at 1400m below […]
How is one giant research vessel managed? Well, like any ship of this size, you will find the answer on what’s called the bridge. No worries, we are not trying to connect different ships between each other. That is just the main working station from which the ship is navigated. A little bit like the […]
Cool that you found us! This is the blog of the expedition DYNAMET SO299 to Papua New Guinea from 6th June to 29th July 2023. Currently, we are on our transit from Townsville/Australia into our working area near the island of New Ireland. For further detailed information about the goals and objectives of this scientific […]
Phytoplankton or microalgae are the most common primary producers in the ocean, and they support other higher trophic animals, such as zooplankton, fish, and even whales! They are a large family with multiple species with all kinds of shapes and lifestyles. It is very important to study these tiny creatures to understand their physiological performance, […]