The research interests of the working group can be described by the following points:
Open ocean and coastal biogeochemistry of nitrogen, carbon and sulphur
Special focus on upwelling regions/OMZ, the Arctic Sea and the Baltic Sea
Cycling and emissions of oceanic trace gases (N2O, NO, CH4, CO, DMS)
Development of underwater trace gas sensors
Measurements of short-lived intermediates of the nitrogen and sulphur cycles (NH2OH, NO, DMSP and DMSO)
Biogeochemical time-series observations
15N isotope signature of dissolved nitrate
Projects
The Research Unit is involved in a variety of projects:
(Biogeochemical processes and Air–sea exchange in the Sea-Surface microlayer)
(Eckernförde Bay, SW Baltic Sea)
(Concepts for reducing the impacts of anthropogenic pressures and uses on marine ecosystems and biodiversity)
(Exchange fluxes of climate-relevant trace gases off the Western Antarctic Peninsula)
(The MarinE MethanE and NiTrous Oxide database)
SO305 BIOCAT-IIOE2 (Biogeochemistry/atmosphere processes in the Bay of Bengal: A contribution to the 2nd International Indian Ocean Expedition)
Methane production in the ocean
Nitrification rate measurements
Group photos
WG Bange in Feb. 2025, from left to right: Riel Ingeniero (PhD student), Guiyuan Dai (PhD student), Kastriot Qelaj (Technician), Ina Stoltenberg (Postdoc), Marcel Sommer (MSc student), Lea Lange (PhD student), Jonas Blendl (Student helper), Cathleen Schlundt (Scientist), and Hermann Bange. Missing: Helmke Hepach (Scientist), Martin Steen (Technician), and Philipp Weyand (PhD student).