Dr. Kai Logemann
Dr. Kai Logemann
Matter transport and ecosystem dynamics
ScientistPhone: +49 (0)4152 87-2129
Research Interests
ocean modelling
coastal circulation
unstructured grids
tides
ecosystems
marine pollutants
Icelandic waters
Social Media: researchgate.net
Current projects
closed projects
NKS-B EFMARE (2014-2016): Effects of dynamic behaviour of Nordic marine environment to radioecological assessments: Simulation of bioaccumulation processes along the oceanic food chain around Iceland.
SEAMAN (2013-2016): Spatially resolved Ecosystem models and their Application to Marine MANagement: Implementation of the biogeochemical model ECOSMO into the operational CODE system.
MARSÝN (2010-2014): Upplýsingakerfi fyrir sæfarendur í Norður Atlantshafi: Development of an operational hydrodynamic model of Icelandic waters and the North Atlantic
NKS-B COSEMA (2012-2014): COnsequences of SEvere radioactive releases to Nordic MArine environment: Simulation of the dispersal of radioactivity from selected locations in the North Atlantic
Ministry of Fisheries Special Project (Iceland) (2006-2010): Development of a three-dimensional, high-resolution hydrodynamic model for Icelandic waters
EU-METACOD (2002-2006): numerical modelling of the North Atlantic circulation focusing on Icelandic and Scottish shelf seas. Further development of CODE mainly concentrated on grid cell organisation, parametrisation of turbulence and higher order advection algorithms. Analysing the paths and origins of Atlantic, Arctic and Polar waters flowing through Denmark Strait.
ARKTIEF (2000-2002): Modelling the North Atlantic circulation with focus on bottom boundary processes in the deep Greenland Sea and the related vertical heat and salt fluxes. Development of a numerical ocean model (CODE) including adaptive mesh refinement on Cartesian coordinates.
EU-STEREO (1999-2000): numerical modelling of the north-eastern North Atlantic circulation (with HAMSOM). Development of a statistical tool (SNAC) which computes probable flow fields relating to air pressure records of surrounding airports.
Work Experience
since 2017: Institute of Coastal Systems - Analysis and Modeling, Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon, Geesthacht, Germany
2006 - 2016: School of Engineering and Natural Sciences, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland
1999 - 2006: Institute of Oceanography, University of Hamburg, Germany
Education
Ph.D. in Physical Oceanography (2004-2007): Institute of Oceanography, University of Hamburg, Germany
Diploma in Oceanography (1992-1998): University of Hamburg, Department of Geosciences, Studies of oceanography (main subject), meteorology, geo-physics (solid earth) and fluid dynamics
- Mathis, M., Logemann, K., Maerz, J., Lacroix, F., Hagemann, S., Chegini, F., Ramme, L., Ilyina, T., Korn, P., & Schrum, C. (2022): Seamless integration of the coastal ocean in global marine carbon cycle modeling. Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems, 14, doi:10.1029/2021MS002789
- Logemann, K., Linardakis, L., Korn, P., & Schrum, C. (2021): Global tide simulations with ICON-O: testing the model performance on highly irregular meshes. Ocean Dynamics 71, 43–57, doi:10.1007/s10236-020-01428-7
- Mathis, M., Logemann, K., Maerz, J., Lacroix, F., Hagemann, S., Chegini, F., Ramme, L., Ilyina, T., Korn, P., & Schrum, C. (2021): Seamless integration of the coastal ocean in global marine carbon cycle modeling. Earth and Space Science Open Archive, pp 41, doi:10.1002/essoar.10508736.1
- Butler, W.E., Guðmundsdóttir, L.Ó., Logemann, K., Langbehn, T.J., & Marteinsdóttir, G. (2020): Egg size and density estimates for three gadoids in Icelandic waters and their implications for the vertical distribution of eggs along a stratified water column. Journal of Marine Systems, Volume 204, 2020, 103290, doi:10.1016/j.jmarsys.2019.103290
- Gunnarsson, B., Jónasson, J.P., Logemann, K., Marteinsdóttir, G., & Óskarsson, G.J. (2019): Recent occurrence and origin of juvenile Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus L.) in Icelandic waters. Marine and Freshwater Research in Iceland, HV 2019-03, ISSN 2298-9137, pp. 21.
- Sturludottir, E., Desjardins, C., Elvarsson, B., Fulton, E.A., Gorton, R., Logemann, K., & Stefansson, G. (2018): End-to-end model of Icelandic waters using the Atlantis framework: Exploring system dynamics and model reliability. Fisheries Research, 207, pp. 9-24.
- Macdonald J.I., K. Logemann, E.T. Krainski, Þ. Sigurðsson, C.M. Beale, G. Huse,S. Hjøllo & Marteinsdóttir G. (2017): Can collective memories shape fish distributions? A test, linking space-time occurrence models and population demographics. Ecography 40: 001–019. doi:10.1111/ecog.03098
- Iosjpe M., Isaksson, M., Joensen, H.P., Jonsson, G., Logemann, K., Roos, P., Suolanen, V.,& Thomas, R. (2016): Effects of dynamic behaviour of Nordic marine environment to radioecological assessments. NKS-B report 358, pp. 86.
- Gislason, A., K. Logemann, and G. Marteinsdottir (2016): The cross-shore distribution of plankton and particles southwest of Iceland observed with a Video Plankton Recorder. Cont. Shelf Res., 123, pp. 50–60. doi:10.1016/j.csr.2016.04.004
- Logemann K., J. Ólafsson, Á. Snorrason and G. Marteinsdóttir (2013): The South Icelandic Current. ICES CM 2013/L:01 Theme Session L contributions.
- Logemann, K., J. Ólafsson, Á. Snorrason, H. Valdimarsson, and G. Marteinsdóttir (2013): The circulation of Icelandic waters – a modelling study, Ocean Sci., 9, 931-955, doi:10.5194/os-9-931-2013
- Logemann, K., J. Olafsson and G. Marteinsdóttir (2012): Modelling the hydrography of Icelandic waters from 1992 to 2006. MARICE E-report MER-13-2012, pp. 221.
- Logemann, K., J. Olafsson and G.Marteinsdóttir (2010): The ocean model CODE and its application to Icelandic waters. MARICE E-report MER-10-2010, University of Iceland, pp. 93.
- Logemann, K (2007): Modelluntersuchung zur Erwärmung des Bodenwassers der Grönlandsee (Modelling the warming of the Greenland Sea bottom water). PhD thesis, Institute of Oceanography, University of Hamburg, pp. 183.
- Brickman, D., G. Marteinsdottir, K. Logemann and I. Harms (2007): Drift probabilities for Icelandic cod larvae. ICES Journal of Marine Science, 64, 49–59.
- Logemann, K. and I. Harms (2006): High resolution modelling of the North Icelandic Irminger Current (NIIC). Ocean Science, 2, 291-304. doi:10.5194/os-2-291-2006
- Logemann, K., J.O. Backhaus and I.H. Harms (2004): SNAC: a statistical emulator of the north-east Atlantic circulation. Ocean Modelling, 7, 94-110. doi:10.1016/S1463-5003(03)00039-8
- Backhaus, J.O., E. Nøst Hegseth, H. Wehde, X. Irigoien, K. Hatten and K. Logemann (2003): Convection and primary production in winter. Marine Ecology Progress Series, Vol. 251, 1-14.
- Logemann, K. (2001): Investigations of the Hydrography in the Greenland Sea. Report of Cruise # 21-2001 of RV ‘LANCE’. Institute of Oceanography, University of Hamburg, pp. 22.
- Grotefendt, K., K. Logemann, D. Quadfasel and S. Ronski (1998): Is the Arctic Ocean warming? Journal of Geophysical Research, Vol. 103, No. C12, pp. 27.679-27.687. doi:10.1029/98JC02097