Unravelling the impact of ocean fine-scale whirls on our climate and ecosystems.
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About WHIRLS
Fine-scale ocean dynamics play an important role in the exchange of heat and carbon between the ocean and the atmosphere. They influence the ocean’s ability to mitigate climate change, as well as how the ocean is affected by climate change. Funded by the European Research Council (ERC), the WHIRLS project zooms in on such fine-scale processes and explores their impact on climate, marine biogeochemistry and biodiversity. Physical oceanographers with specialisation in modelling and observations and biogeochemists from Germany, France, Sweden and South Africa work together to improve our understanding of the ocean’s fine scale, and our ability to predict future changes in our ocean and climate.
The funding period of WHIRLS is from 1st June 2024 to 31st May 2030.
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WHIRLS project management
Dr. Anja Reitz – Project manager
GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre
for Ocean Research Kiel
Wischhofstr. 1-3
D-24148 Kiel
whirls-office@geomar.de
Principle Investigators of the project
Prof. Dr. Arne Biastoch
GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
Prof. Dr. Sabrina Speich
École normale supérieure Paris
Prof. Dr. Sebastiaan Swart
University of Gothenburg
Prof. Dr. Sarah Fawcett
University of Cape Town
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe ERC Synergy Grant programme under grant agreement No 101118693 – WHIRLS. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or European Research Council Executive Agency. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.