The data situation in Antarctic waters is particularly patchy

However, the data points in SOCAT only cover a small part of the world’s oceans, and the data situation in some key regions, such as around the Antarctic, is particularly patchy. Can the gaps be closed thanks to measurements on board sailing boats?

Scientist Jacqueline Behncke at the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology (MPI-M) has been investigating this question together with colleagues from the University of Hamburg, the GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research in Kiel and the Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ) in Belgium. Their research is linked to a citizen science initiative by Team Malizia: under the leadership of Hamburg skipper Boris Herrmann, sailors have been collecting oceanic data at regattas such as the Vendée Globe since 2018. The initiative is scientifically supported by the MPI-M and GEOMAR and was financially supported by the Max Planck Foundation.

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