Contact

Dr. Volker H. Strass

Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research (AWI)
Abteilung: Climate Sciences / Observational Oceanography
Bussestrasse 24
D-27570 Bremerhaven
Germany

E-Mail:  volker.strass@awi.de

Tel: +49 (0)471 4831-1822

Fax: +49 (0)471 4831-1797

Cooperating institutes in Germany:   
Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI), Bremerhaven
Institute for Environmental Physics, University of Bremen
Leibniz Institute for Marine Sciences (IfM-GEOMAR), Kiel
Zoological Institute and Museum, University of Hamburg

Cooperating projects in the IPY:
ANDEEP-SYSTCO (Antarct. benthic Deep-sea biodiversity - System Coupling)
CASO (Climate of Antarctica and the Southern Ocean; WCRP: CLIVAR-CliC)
CCAMLR (Conv. Cons. Mar. Living Resources)
CoML (Census of the Marine Life)
GEOTRACES (biogeochemical cycles of trace elements and isotopes)
SOLAS (Surface Ocean - Lower Atmosph. St.)

International Coordination
is lead by the framework project ICED (Integrating Climate and Ecosystem Dynamics; that was developed in accordance with SCOR (Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research) and IGBP (International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme).