Published Paper

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

Bibi, R., Ribas-Ribas, M., Jaeger, L., Lehners, C., Gassen, L., Cortés, E., 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., and Wurl, O. (2025) Biogeochemical Dynamics of the Sea-Surface Microlayer in a Multidisciplinary Mesocosm Study, EGUsphere [preprint], https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2025-1773

Silva, A. N., Nikzad, S., Barthelmeß, T., Engel, A., Hermann, H., van Pinxteren, M., Wirtz, K., Wurl, O., and Schartau, M. (2025) Meta-analytical insights into organic matter enrichment in the surface microlayer, EGUsphere [preprint], https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2025-4050

Reports

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

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