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Last week, OKEANOS had the privilege of welcoming the research vessel S/Y Eugen Seibold during its stopover in Horta, as part of a scientific expedition dedicated to studying the ocean and atmosphere in order to better understand present and past climate change.

During the visit, the research team introduced the scientific work carried out on board and presented the laboratories installed on the vessel, specially equipped for oceanographic and atmospheric campaigns at sea. Lena Heins, PhD student working on modern planktic foraminifera as paleoclimate archives, guided the visit through the onboard laboratories and explained some of the methodologies to analyze seawater, plankton, and air.

The expedition also includes specialists in marine biogeochemistry, such as Dr. Hans Slagter, working on trace metals, and atmospheric science, such as Dr. Jens Weber, focused on aerosols and atmospheric particles. On board, the mission is led by captain Mihkel Pajula, responsible for navigating and supporting the scientific campaign.

On 6 May, the scientific coordinator of the S/Y Eugen Seibold project Dr. Ralf Schiebel delivered a lecture entitled “The S/Y Eugen Seibold Project for Marine Climate Geochemistry”, where he presented the scientific goals of the project, key findings, and future research perspectives in the Northeast Atlantic, with particular focus on the oligotrophic gyre south of the Azores Front.

For OKEANOS, opportunities such as this reinforce the importance of international cooperation in advancing marine science and deepening our understanding of the ocean and its role in the climate system."