2026 Workshop
April 29 - May 1, 2026
Kiel, Germnay
April 29 - May 1, 2026
Kiel, Germnay
Seafloor Pressure Data: Bridging Geophysics and Physical Oceanography
The main goals of the workshop are to (1) understand the challenges and opportunities of using pressure seafloor data for geophysics and physical oceanography and (2) explore potential synergies and develop plans for closer collaboration between geophysicists and physical oceanographers. The workshop will also bring together diverse physical oceanographers who work on different topics including coastal processes, sea level, and basin circulations into potential collaborations.
Vendor
GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel.
Address: Wischhofstraße 1-3, 24148 Kiel, Germany
Please register here: Google Form.
Registration deadline: February 27th, 2026.
Notice of travel support by March 13th, 2026
Travel support
Limited travel support is available with priority given to US early-career researchers, sponsored by Sonardyne and RBR.
Participants can also apply for travel support from IAG here: https://geodesy.science/iag/awards/iag-travel-award/
To maximize the number of support, a participant can receive only one source of support above.
Programs
Confirmed keynote speakers:
Chris Hughes (University of Liverpool)
Henryk Dobslaw (GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences)
William Wilcock (University of Washington)
Ryota Hino (Tohoku University)
Marcos Moreno (Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile)
We are still soliciting several keynote speakers from physical oceanography.
More detailed will come soon.
Travel
Kiel, located on Germany’s Baltic coast, is easily accessible by several means of transportation. The nearest major airport is Hamburg Airport (HAM), about 90 kilometers south of Kiel. The most convenient way from HAM to Kiel is taking a bus (https://kielius-onlinebuchung.de). A bus departs from the airport hourly. Alternatively, you can take a train (Deutsche Bahn) or drive. If arriving from Scandinavia, ferry services operate between Kiel and cities like Gothenburg (Sweden) and Oslo (Norway).
Lodging
Most hotels are on the west side of the fjord and GEOMAR is on the east side. The easiest way to get to GEOMAR from those hotels is to take a ferry.
We will provide a list of recommended hotels soon.
Organizing committee
Matt Wei, University of Rhode Island
Laura Wallace, GEOMAR
Heidrun Kopp, GEOMAR
Valerie Ballu, CNRS and La Rochelle University
Hiroyuki Matsumoto, JAMSTEC
Shuwen Tan, University of Connecticut
Ana Karina Ramos Musalem, CICESE, Mexico