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UPgroup @upgroup.bsky.social · 13d

CEPHALOPOD opens new ways of understanding and caring for the organisms that form the basis of the marine food web. 🌊

Check out the new video we produced together with artist @illuzation.bsky.social about this novel framework developed by Alexandre Schickele ⬇️

Introducing CEPHALOPOD, a standardized and flexible framework for marine habitat modelling

YouTube video by Environmental Physics (UP) Group - ETH Zurich

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UPgroup @upgroup.bsky.social · Sep 2

🌊 The ocean was record hot in 2023, but surprisingly, the global carbon sink weakened.

A new study from our group unpacks why.

Check out the details in @jens-d-mueller.bsky.social ’s tweet 👇 and read the full study here: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Jens Daniel Müller @jens-d-mueller.bsky.social · Sep 2

🌊 In 2023, the ocean carbon sink weakened for the first time in a record-hot year 🌡️🌎
Our new study in Nature Climate Change quantifies this unexpected decline and explains how it came about. 👇
doi.org/10.1038/s415...

Unexpected decline in the ocean carbon sink under record-high sea surface temperatures in 2023 - Nature Climate Change

The ocean carbon sink strengthened in previous warm El Niño years due to reduced CO2 outgassing in the tropics. Here the authors show that the ocean carbon sink declined in 2023 despite record-high se...

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UPgroup @upgroup.bsky.social · Jul 4

⚠️ We're hiring!

Two new #PhD positions are now opened in our group @ethz.ch, focusing on key biogeochemical essential ocean observables 🤓

Learn more about these opportunities ⤵️ and spread the news 🌊

#OceanScience #ETH #AcademicJobs #PhDlife

Ph.D. positions in ocean ecological/biogeochemical modeling

jobs.ethz.ch

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UPgroup @upgroup.bsky.social · Jun 19

When your data is giving you love. ❤️
Plot by Alexandre Schickele.

🌊 #OceanScience #DataViz

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UPgroup @upgroup.bsky.social · Jun 6

🌊Research is also about story-telling. Yesterday we turned the offices into a movie set 🎬
Final result in a few weeks, stay tuned! 👀

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UPgroup @upgroup.bsky.social · May 30

Big smiles, high ropes, and a great send-off! We celebrated @jens-d-mueller.bsky.social's time in our group with a day in the treetops at Seilpark. 🌲💪
#MarineScientistsGoHigh #Farewell #TeamOuting

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UPgroup @upgroup.bsky.social · May 7

🌊Have you always dreamed of a standardized, highly automated and flexible framework to integrate and analyse heterogeneous marine data for multi-species habitat modelling? 🤓

Let us introduce CEPHALOPOD, a collaborative effort led by Dr Alexandre Schickele ⤵️

#MarineEcology #OceanScience

CEPHALOPOD, a package to standardize marine habitat‐modelling practices and enhance inter‐comparability across biological observations

As the volume of accessible marine pelagic observations increases exponentially, incorporating diverse data types such as metagenomics and quantitative imaging, the need for standardized modelling...

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UPgroup @upgroup.bsky.social · May 2

#EGU25 is not just about science – it's about connection. Here’s a snapshot of past and present group members reuniting (and yes, some chose to pose like the classy goat in the background 🐐🧐).

#ScientistsBeingScientists 🌊

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UPgroup @upgroup.bsky.social · May 1

🌊 The Eastern Tropical Pacific is a major N₂O hotspot. At #EGU25 today, Jana Härri (@janahaerri.bsky.social) unpacks the role of ENSO and compensatory mechanisms in the variability of emissions. Don't miss out!

📅 At 14:05
📍 Room 1.85/86

Abstract ➡️ meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU25/EGU25-...

Abstract EGU25-15858

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UPgroup @upgroup.bsky.social · Apr 30

Action shot at #EGU25. Dr Nathan Beech presenting his latest findings on eddy activity in the high-latitude Southern Ocean and its response to climate change 🌊

Abstract ➡️ meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU25/EGU25-...

#OceanScience #ClimateChange

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UPgroup @upgroup.bsky.social · Apr 30

Live from #EGU25, Dr Aaron Wienkers is presenting his latest results on air-sea coupling feedbacks through the mesoscale 🌊

The abstract can be found here: meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU25/EGU25-...

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UPgroup @upgroup.bsky.social · Apr 29

🌊 Marine heatwaves tend to propagate in time and space. But how exactly? That's what Emma Ferri, PhD student in our group, is investigating.

📍She will be presenting her latest findings at #EGU25 in hall X4, X4.78 from 16h15 to 18h.

More details: meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU25/EGU25-...

Abstract EGU25-12816

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UPgroup @upgroup.bsky.social · Apr 29

🌊 A great way to start your day at #EGU25 today is to learn more about the drivers of column-compound extremes in the Southern #Ocean 🤓

Dr Joel Wong (@joelwong.bsky.social) is presenting his latest results at 9:35 in room 1.61/62

Learn more:
meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU25/EGU25-...

Abstract EGU25-2536

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UPgroup @upgroup.bsky.social · Apr 28

Abstract can be found here: meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU25/EGU25-...

Abstract EGU25-21437

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UPgroup @upgroup.bsky.social · Apr 28

🌡️ 2023 sea surface temperatures reached record highs — but what does that mean for the #ocean’s #carbon uptake?🌊

At #EGU25 today, Dr. Jens Müller (@jens-d-mueller.bsky.social) is sharing his insight on this critical question in a 20-min presentation
📍 Room C
📅 11:35

Don't miss out!
#ClimateChange

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UPgroup @upgroup.bsky.social · Apr 28

Abstract can be found here: meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU25/EGU25-...

Abstract EGU25-21437

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UPgroup @upgroup.bsky.social · Apr 10

🌊 A new SNSF Ambizione project lead by Dr Sarah Paradis has started in our group—diving into the multifaceted question of organic carbon storage in marine sediments.
Curious? Learn more: ⤵️
up.ethz.ch/news-and-eve...

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UPgroup @upgroup.bsky.social · Mar 27

🌊N₂O has a warming potential ~300 times greater than CO₂. To better understand its dynamics in the Pacific Ocean, @janahaerri.bsky.social collected water samples that are now traveling the world, soon reaching Switzerland for analysis. Learn more about their journey and the project⤵️
lnkd.in/eqynuP6A

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UPgroup @upgroup.bsky.social · Mar 24

🌊 Meet the new students joining our group! 🤓
Their work will contribute to ongoing studies on gelatinous zooplankton distribution, N2O emissions, sea-ice driven freshwater fluxes and so much more. Wishing them all a successful & rewarding journey!💡
#NextGenScientists #OceanResearch

Group pictures of the new students joining our group.

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UPgroup @upgroup.bsky.social · Mar 14

🌊 Just published! A new study led by Dr. Fabio Benedetti explores the relationships between the functional diversity of copepods and key marine processes such plankton biomass production and sinking 🌎

Read more ⤵️
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
@globalchangebio.bsky.social

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UPgroup @upgroup.bsky.social · Mar 6

Curious about our research and potential #thesis opportunities? 🤓 Come meet us at the IBP Research Fair this Monday, March 10, at 5:15 PM on the green floor of CHN! Whether you're a Bachelor's or Master's #student, we'd love to share our work and chat with you.
#ETHZurich #OceanScience

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UPgroup @upgroup.bsky.social · Feb 20

🌊 Extreme Sailing for (extreme) Science⛵

On Monday, Oliver Heer reached the finish line of the Vendee Globe - what an incredible achievement! Throughout his journey, the ocean itself was in extreme conditions. Check out our latest post to learn more ⤵️

@swisspolar.bsky.social

Environmental Physics (UP) Group on LinkedIn: #heerwego #sailforscience #oceanscience #ethzurich #dusys

⛵ Extreme Sailing for (Extreme) Science – episode 9 🌍 Congratulations! Ollie safely arrived in Les Sables-d'Olonne earlier today (https://lnkd.in/emFHtJ2U)…

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UPgroup @upgroup.bsky.social · Feb 5

🌊 Extreme Sailing for Science⛵

Ollie is now crossing the Tropical Atlantic, a region where diazotrophs really express their superpower. You don't know what diazotrophs are or why they matter for the carbon uptake capabilities of the ocean? Then check out our latest post ⤵️

@swisspolar.bsky.social

Environmental Physics (UP) Group on LinkedIn: #heerwego #sailforscience #oceanscience #ethzurich #dusys

⛵ Extreme Sailing for Science – episode 7 🌍 As Ollie sails back into the Northern Hemisphere, he is crossing for a second time the Tropical Atlantic but his…

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UPgroup @upgroup.bsky.social · Jan 27

Examination committee: Niki Gruber, Matthias Münnich, @jhauck.bsky.social, @nuriacasacuberta.bsky.social

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UPgroup @upgroup.bsky.social · Jan 27

🎉 Congratulations to Joel Wong for successfully defending his PhD today! 🎓
His research delves into compounded extremes in the water column (high temperature, high acidity, low oxygen) with vital implications for marine ecosystems. 🌊 Inspiring presentation, insightful work!
#OceanScience #PhDlife

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