Schiebel, Ralf, Aardema, Hedy M., Calleja, Maria Ll., Dragoneas, Antonis, Heins, Lena, Hrabe de Angelis, Isabella, Pöhlker, Christopher, Slagter, Hans, Vonhof, Hubert, Walter, David, Arns, Anthea I., Adolphs, Nils, Auderset, Alexandra, Basic, Sanja, Bieler, Aaron, Brüwer, Jan D., Chaabane, Sonia, Cheng, Yafang, Chiliński, Michal T., Cybulski, Jonathan D., Disper, Thomas, Duprey, Nicolas, Eichele, Gregor, Fiedler, Björn, Fischer, Alexa, Foreman, Alan D., Fuchs, Bernhard M., Galer, Steve, Härri, Jana, Jochum, Klaus Peter, Jost, Adrian, Jung, Jonathan, Kleta, Henry, Lammel, Gerhard, Larink, Otto, Leibold, Patrick , Martínez‐García, Alfredo, Moretti, Simone, Müller, Jann‐Gerrit, Nillius, Björn, Pan, Xihao, Raj, Subha S., Repschläger, Janne, Rodrigues, Elizandro, Ruff, S. Emil, Schmitt, Mareike, Schmitter, Janine L., Lara, Andrew Sellers, Silva, Péricles, Smart, Sandi M., Sörgel, Matthias, Stoll, Brigitte, Su, Hang, Vogt, Meike, Wald, Tanja, Weber, Bettina, Weber, Jens, Weis, Ulrike, Amann, Rudolf, Arístegui, Javier, Dittmar, Thorsten, González, Melchor, O’Dea, Aaron, Pöschl, Ulrich and Haug, Gerald H. (2024) Preface: Special Issue on Probing the Open Ocean With the Research Sailing Yacht Eugen Seibold for Climate Geochemistry. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 129 (17). e2023JD040581. DOI 10.1029/2023JD040581.

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Abstract

The 72‐foot sailing yacht Eugen Seibold is a new research platform for contamination‐free sampling of the water column and atmosphere for biological, chemical, and physical properties, and the exchange processes between the two realms. Ultimate goal of the project is a better understanding of the modern and past ocean and climate. Operations started in 2019 in the Northeast Atlantic, and will focus on the Tropical Eastern Pacific from 2023 until 2025. Laboratories for air and seawater analyses are equipped with down‐sized and automated state‐of‐the‐art technology for a comprehensive description of the marine carbon system including CO 2 concentration in the air and sea surface, pH, macro‐, and micro‐nutrient concentration (e.g., Fe, Cd), trace metals, and calcareous plankton. Air samples are obtained from ca. 13 m above sea surface and analyzed for particles (incl. black carbon and aerosols) and greenhouse gases. Plankton nets and seawater probes are deployed over the custom‐made A‐frame at the stern of the boat. Near Real‐Time Transfer of underway data via satellite connection allows dynamic expedition planning to maximize gain of information. Data and samples are analyzed in collaboration with the international expert research community. Quality controlled data are published for open access. The entire suite of data facilitates refined proxy calibration of paleoceanographic and paleoclimate archives at high temporal and spatial resolution in relation to seawater and atmospheric parameters.

Plain Language Summary

The new research sailing yacht Eugen Seibold ( ES ) enables clean, contamination‐free sampling of air and seawater to better understand the interactions between ocean and climate. For example, the oceans remove increasingly less carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) from the atmosphere the more saturated they are with CO 2 (ocean acidification). However, a detailed systematic understanding of air‐sea exchange processes remains to be developed. We analyze air and seawater as well as the exchange of greenhouse gases and other substances such as aerosols and soot (black carbon) between air and seawater at high resolution using modern materials and technologies. Scaled‐down, energy‐efficient, and automated probes developed over the past decade are being used to measure around 50 different characteristics of the marine environment. The work deck at the stern of the boat allows the use of custom‐made water samplers and plankton nets to study the ocean to below 1,000 m depth. In addition, the new data enables a better understanding of past ocean archives, such as the marine plankton accumulated in seafloor sediments, to reconstruct past climate changes. From 2019 to 2022, the S/Y ES sailed in the eastern North Atlantic and will operate in the tropical eastern Pacific until 2025.

Key Points

New research platform for contamination‐free sampling of the water column and atmosphere of biological, chemical, and physical properties
Comprehensive marine geochemical analyzes including carbon (e.g., CO 2 ) in air and sea surface
Proxy calibration of paleoclimate archives at high temporal and spatial resolution in relation to seawater and atmospheric parameters

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