Research tasks

• Investigating physical processes in coastal and shelf seas as well as estuaries
• Investigating marine ecosystem dynamics
• Developing models for physical processes and biogeochemical dynamics as well as regional earth system models for the Baltic Sea region
• Analysing long-term observations of the marine environment with a focus on the Baltic Sea
• Developing and analysing multi-decadal projections and decadal climate predictions for the Baltic Sea region
• Analysing the impact of the large-scale atmospheric circulation on North European climate variability
• Application and development of oceanographic instrumentation