Dirk Olbers

Prof. Dirk Olbers is a Research Professor at the University of Bremen and affiliated with the Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI), Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research in Bremerhaven. His primary research focuses on ocean circulation theory, ocean waves, mixing processes, climate dynamics, and geophysical fluid dynamics. He contributes to understanding large-scale ocean-atmosphere interactions and their implications for global climate systems.

Prof. Olbers' work integrates theoretical models with observational data, particularly leveraging long-term oceanographic datasets archived at platforms like PANGAEA. He collaborates on projects addressing ocean circulation's role in climate variability, including studies on Southern Ocean dynamics and Arctic climate feedbacks.

• Affiliation: Alfred Wegener Institute, Bremerhaven
• Email: Dirk.Olbers@awi.de