Published Paper

Stoltenberg, I., Lange, L., and Bange, H. W. (2026) Nitrous oxide (N₂O) in the sea surface microlayer and underlying water during a phytoplankton bloom: a mesocosm study, Biogeosciences, 23, 1515–1525, https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-23-1515-2026 

Rauch, C., Deyle, L., Jaeger, L., Cortés-Espinoza, E. F., Ribas-Ribas, M., Karnatz, J., Engel, A., and Wurl, O. (2026) Phytoplankton blooms affect microscale differences of oxygen and temperature across the sea surface microlayer, Ocean Sci., 22, 403–426, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-22-403-2026 

Bibi, R., Ribas-Ribas, M., Jaeger, L., Lehners, C., Gassen, L., Cortés-Espinoza, E. F., Wollschläger, J., Thölen, C., Waska, H., Zöbelein, J., Brinkhoff, T., Athale, I., Röttgers, R., Novak, M., Engel, A., Barthelmeß, T., Karnatz, J., Reinthaler, T., Spriahailo, D., Friedrichs, G., Schäfer, F. A., and Wurl, O. (2025). Biogeochemical dynamics of the sea-surface microlayer in a multidisciplinary mesocosm study, Biogeosciences, 22, 7563–7589, https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-22-7563-2025

Tondu, C., Gade, M., Morales Meabe, J., Buckley, M. P. (2025) Wide-field-of-view PIV measurements above and below microscale breaking waves. Exp Fluids 66, 200. doi.org/10.1007/s00348-025-04130-w

Jaeger, L., Gassen, L., Ayim, S. M., Bibi, R., Wurl, O. (2025). Thermal Recovery Dynamics of the Ocean’s Cool-Skin Layer After Complete Mixing. Tellus A: Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography, 77, 1, DOI: 10.16993/tellusa.4103

Adenaya, A., Spriahailo, D., Berger, M., Noster, J., Milke, F., Schulz, C., Reinthaler, T., Poehlein, A., Wurl, O., Ribas-Ribas, M., Hamprecht, T., & Brinkhoff, T. (2024). Occurrence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in the sea surface microlayer of coastal waters in the southern North Sea. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 287, 117259, DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2024.117259 

Wurl, O., Gassen, L., Badewien, T., Braun, A., Emig, S., Holthusen, L. A., Lehners, C., Meyerjürgens, J., Ribas Ribas, M. (2024) HALOBATES: An autonomous surface vehicle for high-resolution mapping of the sea-surface microlayer and near-surface layer on essential climate variables, Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1175/JTECH-D-24-0021.1

Novak, M., Burmeister, H., and Röttgers, R. (2024) Hyperspectral measurements of light backscattering by particles in water with a fixed angle setup: proof of concept and instrument calibration, Opt. Express 32, 23722-23735, https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.529061 

Deyle, L., Badewien, T. H., Wurl, O., and Meyerjürgens, J. (2024) Lagrangian surface drifter observations in the North Sea: an overview of high-resolution tidal dynamics and surface current, Earth System Science Data, 16, 2099-2112, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-16-2099-2024

Gassen, L., Esters, L., Ribas-Ribas, M., and Wurl, O. (2024) The impact of rainfall on the sea surface salinity: a mesocosm study. Scientific Reports, 14, 6353. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-56915-4

Adenaya, A., Quintero, R. R., Brinkhoff, T., Lara-Martín, P. A., Wurl, O., Ribas-Ribas, M. (2024) Vertical distribution and risk assessment of pharmaceuticals and other micropollutants in southern North Sea coastal waters. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 200, 116099. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2024.116099

Adenaya, A., Berger, M., Brinkhoff, T., Ribas-Ribas, M., Wurl, O. (2023) Usage of antibiotics in aquaculture and the impact on coastal waters. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 188, 114645. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.114645

Gassen, L., Badewien, T. H., Ewald, J., Ribas-Ribas, M., Wurl, O. (2023) Temperature and Salinity Anomalies in the Sea Surface Microlayer of the South Pacific During Precipitation Events. JGR Oceans, 128, 6. DOI: 10.1029/2023JC019638

Preprints

Deyle, L., Boskamp, G., Meyerjürgens, J., Umlauf, L., and Badewien, T. H. (2026) Fine-scale Thermohaline Stratification in the Near-Surface Layer Under Weak Wind Conditions with Indications of Salt Fingering, EGUsphere [preprint], doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2026-3332

Spriahailo, A., Adenaya, A., Brinkhoff, T., Reinthaler, T. (2026) Marine bacterial resistomes integrate ecological adaptation with anthropogenic amplification: genome-resolved insight along a gradient of human impact, bioRxiv 2026.03.13.711565; doi: https://doi.org/10.64898/2026.03.13.711565 

Zöbelein, J., Sawle, S., Friedrichs, G., Ribas-Ribas, M., Lehners, C., Paetz, K., Pflaum, M., and Waska, H. (2026) Buoyancy and polarity driven accumulation of dissolved organic matter in the sea surface microlayer during a phytoplankton bloom, EGUsphere [preprint], https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2025-6563 

Cortés-Espinoza, E. F., Wüst, A., Lopéz-Puertas, A., Wurl, O., Hernández-Ayón, J. M., Waska, H., and Ribas-Ribas, M. (2025) Organic Alkalinity modulates pH from the Sea-Surface Microlayer during a mesocosm study, EGUsphere [preprint], https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2025-5265 

Reports

Bange et al. (2025) BASS-2025: Multidisciplinary Study on the Sea Surface Microlayer, Cruise No. AL633, 24.05.2025 - 13.06.2025, Kiel - Kiel (Germany), GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research, Kiel, Germany, 41 pp. DOI 10.3289/CR_AL633.

Wurl et al. (2024) Multidisciplinary Study on the Sea Surface Microlayer, Cruise No. HE644, 09.07.2024 - 01.08.2024, Bremerhaven - Bremerhaven (Germany), Begutachtungspanel Forschungsschiffe, Technische Informationsbibliothek (TIB),  https://doi.org/10.48433/cr_he644

Master theses

Pflaum, M. (2026) Polarization-dependent VSFG measurements of Triton X-100 at the air-water interface (in German). Master thesis. Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel

Wüst, A. I. R. (2023) Contribution of Organic Alkalinity to Total Alkalinity in the Sea Surface Microlayer. Master thesis. Carl-von-Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg

Athale, I. (2023) Diversity of the Microbial Community in the Sea-Surface Microlayer of the North Sea. Master thesis. Carl-von-Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg

Köster, K. (2022) Molecular Dynamics Simulations: Reaction Kinetics of Fatty Acid Monolayers on Water with Ozone. Master thesis. Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel

Schäfer, F. (2022) VSFG-based reaction kinetics of the ozonolysis of monolayers of unsaturated trans fatty acids (in German). Master thesis. Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel