From the deep sea to the atmosphere

From the deep sea to the atmosphere

Researchers of GEOMAR explain relationships between water temperature, ocean currents and climate

Marine Expeditions

Marine Expeditions

To explore the oceans, high-precision instruments are needed. A lot of instruments are developed by the scientists themselves.

Mission: Sea Ice Physics

Mission: Sea Ice Physics

The texture or the thickness of the sea ice is for example important to learn more about the climate.

Lightning

Lightning

Lightning occurs about two million times a year in Germany. This article presents some basic facts about this impressive natural phenomenon.

Magmatic gases

Magmatic gases

Magmatic gases hold the main responsibility for magma production at great depths in the Earth's mantle. Furthermore, they are the predominant driving forces of...