Prof. Dr. Markus Meier

Main fields of current research

• numerical modeling of the Baltic Sea and Arctic Ocean
• sea ice modeling
• ice-ocean model inter-comparison
• sub-grid scale parameterizations (e.g. turbulence, gravity driven dense bottom currents) in ocean circulation models
• variational data assimilation using the adjoint method
• water exchange through straits
• reconstruction of Baltic Sea climate of the 20th century, paleoclimate studies
• climate variability and climate sensitivity of the Baltic Sea and Arctic Ocean
• detection and attribution of climate change
• dynamical downscaling using regional climate models
• scenario simulations for the Baltic Sea and impact studies (e.g. Baltic ringed seal populations, flooding, coastal erosion, and spatial development)
• ensemble technique for climate change scenario simulations
• atmosphere-ice-ocean interaction
• heat and water cycles in uncoupled and coupled atmosphere-ice-ocean models
• performance of massively parallel ocean codes
• coupled physical-biogeochemical modeling to study the marine ecosystem in past and future climates
• measures against eutrophication