Dr. Nils Christiansen
Dr. Nils Christiansen
Matter Transport and Ecosystem Dynamics
ScientistPhone: +49 (0) 4152 87-2132
My primary research interests lie in offshore renewable energies, particularly offshore wind and hydrogen, and how their infrastructure and production can influence ocean dynamics. This includes studying physical changes in the atmosphere and ocean (e.g., wake effects) and their influence on hydrodynamics and marine ecosystems. My goal is to better understand the extent of human impact caused by offshore renewables, in order to determine how we can mitigate negative impacts while fostering benefits for the marine environment.
Projects (ongoing)
CLICCS
Social Media
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Research Experience
| since 2023 | Postdoc at Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon, Germany |
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| 2019 - 2022 | PhD Student at Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon, Germany |
Education
| 2019 - 2023 | PhD at Universität Hamburg, Germany |
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| 2016 - 2018 | M. Sc. Geophysics at University of Münster, Germany |
| 2013 - 2016 | B. Sc. Geophysics at University of Münster, Germany |
- Benkort, D., Christiansen, N., Ho-Hagemann, H.T.M., Daewel, U., & Gilles, A. (2024): How Do Offshore Wind Farms Affect the Ocean? Front. Young Minds., 12:1336535, doi:10.3389/frym.2024.1336535
- Porz, L., Zhang, W., Christiansen, N., Kossack, J., Daewel, U., & Schrum, C. (2024): Quantification and mitigation of bottom-trawling impacts on sedimentary organic carbon stocks in the North Sea. Biogeosciences, 21, 2547–2570, doi:10.5194/bg-21-2547-2024
- Christiansen, N., Carpenter, J.R., Daewel, U., Suzuki, N., & Schrum C. (2023): The large-scale impact of anthropogenic mixing by offshore wind turbine foundations in the shallow North Sea. Front. Mar. Sci., 10:1178330, doi:10.3389/fmars.2023.1178330
- Christiansen, N., Daewel, U., Djath, B., & Schrum, C. (2022): Emergence of Large-Scale Hydrodynamic Structures Due to Atmospheric Offshore Wind Farm Wakes. Front. Mar. Sci. 9:818501, doi:10.3389/fmars.2022.818501
- Christiansen, N., Daewel, U., & Schrum, C. (2022): Tidal mitigation of offshore wind wake effects in coastal seas. Front. Mar. Sci. 9:1006647, doi:10.3389/fmars.2022.1006647
- Daewel, U., Akhtar, N., Christiansen, N., & Schrum, C. (2022): Offshore wind farms are projected to impact primary production and bottom water deoxygenation in the North Sea. Commun Earth Environ 3, 292 (2022), doi:10.1038/s43247-022-00625-0