Karin Lochte
Encyclopedia
Professor Dr. Karin Lochte (born 20 September 1952, Hanover, Germany) is a German oceanographer, researcher, and climate change
specialist. In 2007, she became director of the Alfred Wegener Institute in Bremerhaven
as well as chairman of the management committee of Jacobs University Bremen.
Earlier in her career, Lochte was a professor of Biological Oceanography at the Leibniz Institute for Marine Sciences at the Christian-Albrechts University in Kiel
where she led a research unit that focused on chemical cycles in the sea. She was also the project coordinator for ADEPD
(Atlantic Data Base for Exchange Processes at the Deep Sea Floor) (MAS3-CT97-0126), a European Union
funded marine research project from 1998 to 2000.
Climate change
Climate change is a significant and lasting change in the statistical distribution of weather patterns over periods ranging from decades to millions of years. It may be a change in average weather conditions or the distribution of events around that average...
specialist. In 2007, she became director of the Alfred Wegener Institute in Bremerhaven
Bremerhaven
Bremerhaven is a city at the seaport of the free city-state of Bremen, a state of the Federal Republic of Germany. It forms an enclave in the state of Lower Saxony and is located at the mouth of the River Weser on its eastern bank, opposite the town of Nordenham...
as well as chairman of the management committee of Jacobs University Bremen.
Earlier in her career, Lochte was a professor of Biological Oceanography at the Leibniz Institute for Marine Sciences at the Christian-Albrechts University in Kiel
Kiel
Kiel is the capital and most populous city in the northern German state of Schleswig-Holstein, with a population of 238,049 .Kiel is approximately north of Hamburg. Due to its geographic location in the north of Germany, the southeast of the Jutland peninsula, and the southwestern shore of the...
where she led a research unit that focused on chemical cycles in the sea. She was also the project coordinator for ADEPD
ADEPD
ADEPD is the acronym for Atlantic Data Base for Exchange Processes at the Deep Sea Floor which was a marine research project funded by the EU from 1998 to 2000 as part of MAST III . The project was coordinated by Prof. Dr...
(Atlantic Data Base for Exchange Processes at the Deep Sea Floor) (MAS3-CT97-0126), a European Union
European Union
The European Union is an economic and political union of 27 independent member states which are located primarily in Europe. The EU traces its origins from the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Economic Community , formed by six countries in 1958...
funded marine research project from 1998 to 2000.