The 12th Sternfahrt of the ElbeXtreme and MOSES projects took place in 2024 from September 02 to 13, within the area of the German Bight (North Sea). Its objective was to get a more systematic grid of sampling data by spatially integrated onboard sensors. Therefore, the MOSES-laboratory container was installed again. Water samples were taken from the surface with a rosette or via Niskin bottles. The first part of the cruise was conducted by the research vessel (RV) Ludwig Prandtl, starting on the 2nd of September on Heligoland. From there, the crew navigated towards Cuxhaven covering some stations from previous MOSES cruises. For the next days, the ship followed a rectangular track, shifting northward each day, heading towards Heligoland again. Due to strong winds, the sampling stations were reduced to three on the last day. On Heligoland the RV Mya II took over the laboratory container and other sampling equipment for the second part of the cruise. Persistent strong winds delayed the start of the cruise until September 11. Since most of the planned stations were already covered from the RV Ludwig Prandtl, the crew decided to expand the sampling area using a more systematic zig-zag line. With the return of Mya II in the afternoon of the 13th September 2024, the campaign was successfully finished.
Aktuelle Vorhersage: Am Mittwoch werden das Vormittag-Hochwasser an der deutschen Nordseeküste und in Emden sowie das Nachmittag-Hochwasser in Bremen und Hamburg <b>2 bis 4 dm </b><b>niedriger</b> als das mittlere Hochwasser eintreten.
Mittleres Hochwasser (MHW): 7m über Pegelnullpunkt, Mittleres Niedrigwasser (MNW): 4m über Pegelnullpunkt
The autonomous surface vehicle HALOBATES measured Essential Climate Variables (ECV), such as sea surface temperature (SST) and salinity (SSS), during the RV Heincke cruise HE614 in the German Bight. HALOBATES captured the SST and SSS at seven depths with a high vertical resolution of about 10 cm, from the near-surface layer (NSL) (between 30 and 100 cm) and the sea surface microlayer (SML) (upper millimeter). Conductivity, temperature, and depth (CTD) sensors measured temperature and conductivity (for salinity calculation) via a flow-through system on HALOBATES. Additional temperature sensors were mounted underneath the catamaran to measure in-situ temperature in situ at six depths in the NSL. Salinity was corrected with discrete water samples to remove biases between the sensors. Two data loggers with several meteorological stations on the catamaran captured important weather variables during operation time. The surfactant concentration was measured from discrete samples of SML and 100 cm depth. HALOBATES was operated between 01 March 2023 and 22 March 2023.
The autonomous surface vehicle HALOBATES collected key climate variables, including sea surface temperature (SST) and salinity (SSS), during the RV Heincke cruise HE626 in the German Bight. HALOBATES recorded SST and SSS at seven different depths with a high vertical resolution of approximately 10 cm, ranging from the near-surface layer (NSL) (between 30 and 100 cm) to the sea-surface microlayer (SML) (uppermost millimeter). Temperature and conductivity (used for salinity calculation) were measured using conductivity, temperature, and depth (CTD) sensors connected to a flow-through system on HALOBATES. Additional temperature sensors were placed beneath the catamaran to capture in-situ temperature at six depths within the NSL. Salinity measurements were adjusted using discrete water samples to correct for any sensor biases. During the operation, two data loggers equipped with meteorological stations on the catamaran monitored essential weather conditions. HALOBATES was in operation from July 21, 2023, to August 8, 2023.
Mittleres Hochwasser (MHW): 7m über Pegelnullpunkt, Mittleres Niedrigwasser (MNW): 3m über Pegelnullpunkt
This dataset represents frequency domain Electromagnetic induction (EMI) data created by using electromagnetic waves generated in a transmitter and recorded in three receiver coils to create maps of electromagnetic subsoil properties at different sensing depths. A CMD Mini-Explorer by GF Instruments was used. The device consists of one transmitter and three receiver coils. The planes of the coils were oriented horizontally (horizontal coplanar - HCP). The distance between the transmitter and receivers are 0.32 m, 0.71 m and 1.18 m. The measurements were performed with 10 Hz sampling frequency. The area was covered by randomly walked W-E-orientated and N-S orientated tracks with an average spacing of about 0.5 m between the tracks. An RTK-GPS (Stonex S9i) was connected to the device using a fixed fibreglass rod at a distance of 2 m to the coils, minimizing the influence of the electronics on the data. The data was collected July 21st 2020, to image a 17th century wooden ship wreckage in the North Sea tidal flat area west of the island of Hooge(Germany) (Coordinates, geographic WGS84, are provided in the data list).
TMAP parameter group: Contaminants in blue mussel (in CD). Gemeinsames Bund/Länder-Messprogramm für die Nordsee The trilateral Monitoring and Assessment Program was established in 1994 and contains 28 chemical, biological, geological and common parameter. Analyses enable an assessment on the trilateral agreed ecological targets. Results are published as Quality status report regularly. Investigations are done with regard to the following issues of concern primarily (Kellermann, A. et al. 1994): - Effects of climate change on the morphology, - Effects of pollutant inputs (nutrients and contaminants) on processes, species and communities, - Effects of fisheries on species and communities, - Effects of recreational activities on species, - Effects of agricultural utilization on salt marsh communities.#locale-ger:TMAP Parameter Gruppe: Contaminants in blue mussel (in CD). Gemeinsames Bund/Länder-Messprogramm für die Nordsee Das 1994 zum Schutz des Wattenmeeres eingeführte Trilateral Monitoring and Assessment Program (TMAP, deutsch: Trilaterales Monitoring und Bewertungsprogramm) umfasst ein Monitoring von insgesamt 28 chemischen, biologischen, geologischen und allgemeinen Parametern. Eine Auswertung der Monitoringdaten ermöglicht eine Beurteilung des Zustandes im Wattenmeer vor dem Hintergrund der trilateral vereinbarten ökologischen Entwicklungsziele. Die Ergebnisse werden etwa alle fünf Jahre im Qualitätszustandsbericht veröffentlicht. Dabei stehen Erhebungen zu folgenden Komplexen im Vordergrund (Kellermann, A. et al. 1994): - Folgen möglicher Klimaänderungen auf Hydrologie, Morphologie und Habitate des Wattenmeeres, - Auswirkungen von Nähr- und Schadstoffeinträgen auf geochemische und biologische Prozesse sowie auf Arten und Lebensgemeinschaften des Wattenmeeres, - den Auswirkungen der Muschel- und Garnelenfischerei auf Arten und Lebensgemeinschaften, - Auswirkungen von Freizeitaktivitäten auf Arten (vor allem Vögel und marine Säuger) sowie - Auswirkungen landwirtschaftlicher Nutzung auf die Lebensgemeinschaften der Salzwiesen.
As part of the CDRmare joint project GEOSTOR (https://geostor.cdrmare.de/), the BGR created detailed static geological 3D models for two potential CO2 storage structures in the Middle Buntsandstein in the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of the German North Sea and supplemented them with petrophysical parameters (e.g. porosities, permeabilities). The 3D geological model (Pilot area A; ~1300 km2) is located on the West Schleswig Block in the area of the Henni salt pillow (pilot region A). It is based on 2D seismic data from various surveys and geophysical/geological information from four exploration wells. The model comprises 14 generalized faults and the following 14 horizon surfaces: 1) Sea Floor, 2) Mid Miocene Unconformity, 3) Base Rupelian, 4) Base Tertiary, 5) Base Upper Cretaceous, 6) Base Lower Cretaceous, 7) Base Muschelkalk, 8) Base Röt (Pelite), 9) Base Röt (Salinar), 10) Base Solling Formation, 11) Base Detfurth Formation, 12) Base Volpriehausen Formation, 13) Base Triassic, 14) Base Zechstein. The selected potential reservoir structure in the Middle Buntsandstein is formed by an anticline created by the uplift of the underlying Henni salt pillow. The primary reservoir unit is the 40-50 m thick Lower Volpriehausen Sandstone, the main sealing units are the Röt and the Lower Cretaceous. Petrophysical analyses of all considered well data were conducted and reservoir properties (including porosity and permeability) were calculated to determine the static reservoir capacity for these potential CO2 storage structures. Both models were parameterized and can be used for further dynamic simulations of storage capacity, geo-risk, and infrastructure analyses, in order to develop a comprehensive feasibility study for potential CO2 storage within the project framework. The 3D models were created by the BGR between 2021 and 2024. SKUA-GOCAD was used as the modeling software. We would like to thank AspenTech for providing licenses for their SSE software package as part of the Academic Program (https://www.aspentech.com/en/academic-program).
Surface-towed time-domain controlled-source electromagnetic (TD-CSEM) data were acquired during expedition AL611 in the southeastern North Sea to map subseafloor electrical resistivity. The survey used a 100 m horizontal electric-dipole transmitter and two inline electric-field receivers towed at ~250 m and ~500 m offsets (SWAN system, Pestoressa et al., 2023). Transients (2 s period, 50% duty) were processed for timing alignment, transient selection and filtering, DC-offset removal, stacking, and logarithmic gating. Two-dimensional resistivity models were obtained with an extended time-domain implementation of MARE2DEM (Haroon et al., 2018; Key, 2016); parameter details are documented in the metadata. The dataset includes processed TD-CSEM inputs and inversion results both as SEGY and XYZ files with embedded positions.
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