Labrador Sea and North Atlantic subpolar gyre region. Particular attention is here paid on millennial to centennial scale variability with special emphasis on the significance of Greenland ice sheet melting, the effect of the North Atlantic Oscillation and marine reservoir ages. Study sites also include adjacent land areas as East and West Greenland, Newfoundland, Iceland and the Faeroe Islands.
The Caribbean region. This regionplays a crucial role in climate due to its status as the main source area for the Gulf Stream, its proximity to the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) and its central location for Atlantic hurricane passages. We study tropical ocean and climate variability and interhemispheric heat exchange based on marine sediment cores from selected gateway areas of the region. 1) Offshore Puerto Rico, the Anegade-Jungfern Passage, offshore Florida and from the Strait of Yukatan.
Eastern South Atlantic; Zaire (Congo) River delta. This region is ideal for tracking the northward flow of water originating from the Indian and Southern Ocean. In addition, the site can signal changes in continental vegetation and precipitation in western Equatorial Africa and makes it possible to study the interaction between ocean conditions and monsoonal activity.
