Aquatic Physiosphere-Biosphere Dynamics and Modelling

Dr. Aike Beckmann (retired) is a physical oceanographer by training and has worked for more than 30 years in the areas of ocean and sea ice modelling at various research institutions, both nationally and internationally. He has authored and co-authored 62 peer-reviewed publications in international journals and encyclopedias. His areas of expertise cover numerous aspects of the marine hydrosphere (ocean circulation, waves, water masses from local to global scales) and cryosphere (sea ice, ice shelves, coupling to atmosphere and ocean), and more recently, the marine biosphere (models of ecosystem dynamics and biogeochemical cycling). His main method of investigation is numerical modelling. Moreover, he has been involved in university teaching of about 20 years, giving numerous lectures, seminars and exercises on physical oceanography, hydrodynamics, sea ice, numeral modelling and dynamics of aquatic ecosystems.

• 1. Earth System Science.- 2. Ecosystems, Regions, Regimes.- 3. Scientific Methods and Concepts.- 4. Systems Theory.- 5. Water Properties.- 6. Fluid Dynamics Concepts.- 7. Hydrodynamic System of Equations.- 8. Coordinate Systems.- 9. Hydrodynamic Approximations and Balances.- 10. Physical Processes and Phenomena.- 11. Waves, General.- 12. Mechanical Waves.- 13. Boundaries.- 14. Tides.- 15. Topographic Effects.- 16. Ice.- 17. Mathematical Basics.- 18. Differential Equations.- 19. Discrete Mathematics.- 20. Mathematical Concepts and Methods.- 21. Discretized Prototype Equations.- 22. Numerical Concepts and Methods.- 23. Models and Modelling.- 24. Subgridscale Parametrizations.- 25. Carbonate Chemistry.- 26. Biological, Biogeochemical and Ecological Concepts.- 27. Planktonic Organisms.- 28. Life Processes.- 29. Limited Growth.- 30. Primary Production.- 31. Species Interactions.- 32. Biospheric Modeling Concepts and Models.- 33. Aquatic Element Cycling.