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UPgroup @upgroup.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

The UP group is delighted to attend the #OceanSciencesMeeting2026 in Glasgow. We are looking forward to connecting with an amazing community of ocean scientists during this week! #OSM26

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UPgroup @upgroup.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

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 ⬇️

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

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UPgroup @upgroup.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

🌊 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...

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UPgroup @upgroup.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

⚠️ 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

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Ph.D. positions in ocean ecological/biogeochemical modeling

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UPgroup @upgroup.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

When your data is giving you love. ❤️ Plot by Alexandre Schickele. 🌊 #OceanScience #DataViz

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UPgroup @upgroup.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

🌊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 · 30/05/2025

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 · 02/05/2025

#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 · 01/05/2025

🌊 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-...

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Abstract EGU25-15858

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UPgroup @upgroup.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

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 · 30/04/2025

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 · 29/04/2025

🌊 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-...

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Abstract EGU25-12816

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UPgroup @upgroup.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

🌊 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-...

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Abstract EGU25-2536

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UPgroup @upgroup.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

🌡️ 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 · 10/04/2025

🌊 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 · 27/03/2025

🌊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 · 24/03/2025

🌊 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 · 14/03/2025

🌊 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 · 06/03/2025

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 · 20/02/2025

🌊 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

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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 · 05/02/2025

🌊 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

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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 · 27/01/2025

🎉 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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UPgroup @upgroup.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

🌊 How many animal species call the ocean home? What’s a food chain, and how does it work beneath the waves? 🌎 Fabio Benedetti, former UP postdoc, dives into these questions and more in an exciting video created with @swisspolar.bsky.social #OceanScience #ScienceExplained

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Le plus grand espace de vie | Cap au Sud

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UPgroup @upgroup.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

🌊 Did you know that sea butterflies feed by vomiting a mucuous nets with which they filter the water before swallowing it again? 🤓 Learn more (fun) facts about marine plankton with this cool game designed by @meikevogt.bsky.social and Marta Musso 👇 polar-class.ch/wp-content/u... (in French)

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UPgroup @upgroup.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

🌊 Why is the ocean a key player in regulating our climate? 🌍 @meikevogt.bsky.social breaks it down in simple terms in this interview, created in collaboration with the @swisspolar.bsky.social's Swiss Polar Class. #OceanScience #ScienceExplained #ClimateChange 🎥 Watch the video (in German) here:

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Die blaue Lunge unserer Erde | Segelrennen um die Antarktis

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UPgroup @upgroup.bsky.social · 21/12/2024

🌊 What does plankton have to do with arts? Everything! Meike Vogt, senior scientist in the group, and Riika Tauriainen, visual artist, invited participants to rethink ocean life at St Gallen’s Kunstmuseum. 🤓 Learn more ⤵️ up.ethz.ch/news-and-eve...

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UPgroup @upgroup.bsky.social · 21/12/2024

🌊 Extreme Sailing for Science⛵ Eddies are like the ocean's weather. In our latest post, we dive into their impact on heat and carbon transport—and what they mean for sailors like Oliver Heer: www.linkedin.com/posts/up-gro... @swisspolar.bsky.social @usyseth.bsky.social

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Jana Härri @janahaerri.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

Me and the @upgroup.bsky.social get excited about those gap winds ⤵️, because we're studying their impact on marine N2O emission. 🌊 If you're invited to give a talk in our group and show data from the Pacific, be prepared for questions about the impact of gap winds on whatever you study! 🤓

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UPgroup @upgroup.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

Great picture from yesterday's AGU Honors Ceremony 2024, where Niki Gruber received the prestigious Roger Revelle Medal 🎉 🎉

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UPgroup @upgroup.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

🌊 Extreme Sailing for Science⛵ Oliver Heer has now reached the Southern Ocean and its blustering winds. Check out our new episode about the crucial role of this oceanic region as a carbon sink: www.linkedin.com/posts/up-gro... @swisspolar.bsky.social

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

⛵ Extreme Sailing for Science – episode 4 🌍 The Southern ocean as a carbon sink Welcome to the Southern Ocean! From now on, it’s gonna be very windy. And…

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

What if we could make CO₂ emissions visible? This cameras that Niki Gruber, the fearless leader of @upgroup.bsky.social, is holding does that. We should post videos everywhere.

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UPgroup @upgroup.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

🌊 Ocean acidification is reaching deeper levels, with its progression accelerating over the past two decades. To learn more, check out our new study here: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... And this thread that summarises the key points:

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UPgroup @upgroup.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

🌊 Extreme Sailing for Science⛵ As Oliver Heer sails through the North Atlantic, he crosses a widespread and persistent marine heatwave. The CO2 instruments onboard will provide precious insight on its effects on the surface pCO2. To learn more ⤵️ www.linkedin.com/posts/up-gro...

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

⛵ Extreme Sailing for Science – episode 3 🌍 The impacts of marine heatwaves Day 9, Oliver Heer is now sailing through the hot North Atlantic. Our CO2…

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UPgroup @upgroup.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

🌊 Extreme Sailing for Science⛵ In their long journey around the world, Oliver Heer and the CO2 instruments onboard will cross ocean regions taking up CO2 or releasing CO2. Watch our video on the expected conditions and learn why this data campaign is so crucial ⤵️ www.linkedin.com/posts/up-gro...

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UPgroup @upgroup.bsky.social · 11/11/2024

🌊 Extreme sailing meets science ⛵ As Oliver Heer set sail yesterday for the most challenging solo race in the world, so did the OceanPack, a marine sensor package. Learn more about this exciting collaboration between Swiss research institutes and a professional skipper ⤵️

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⛵ Vendée Globe 2024: extreme sailing meets science 🌍 Today marks the beginning of the iconic Vendée Globe, a solo sailing race that challenges skippers to…

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Jens Daniel Müller @jens-d-mueller.bsky.social · 27/10/2024

#RECCAP2 wrap-up coming! Over the past 5 years, 100 oceanographer's from all around the world scrutinised the ocean carbon sink through models and observations. Our studies have been published in an special issue: tinyurl.com/RECCAP2-spec... Starting tomorrow, I'll introduce one paper a day. 🌊

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UPgroup @upgroup.bsky.social · 10/10/2024

🧑‍🎓Four new Master's students are joining our team this fall! 🤓They will work on pressing science questions ranging from ocean acidification extremes to marine ecosystem services. More about them ⤵️ up.ethz.ch/news-and-eve... #oceanscience #climatescience

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UPgroup @upgroup.bsky.social · 09/10/2024

🌎 Join our team! 🌊 We are looking for a highly motivated student to investigate the global organic carbon budget in marine sediments. 🤓 Please share with anyone who might be interested. More info ⤵️

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PhD Student in Modeling Organic Carbon Sequestration in Marine Sediments

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UPgroup @upgroup.bsky.social · 18/09/2024

🎉 So happy and proud to share that Nicolas Gruber has been awarded the prestigious Roger Revelle Medal! 🎉 Read more ⬇

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Nicolas Gruber receives Roger Revelle Medal

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UPgroup @upgroup.bsky.social · 13/09/2024

Hello bsky world 👋 We are the Environmental Physics Group from ETH Zurich, working at the intersection of ocean biogeochemistry, marine ecology, and climate. Get ready for exciting research updates, discoveries, and opportunities to join our journey. 🤓🌍💙 #OceanScience #ClimateAction

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