Dr. Anna Miesner

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Research Scientist

Climate Modelling

Address

University of Hamburg

Faculty of Mathematics, Informatics and Natural Sciences

Oceanography

Climate Modelling

Bundesstraße 53

20146 Hamburg

Office

Bu53

Room: 351

Contact

Email: anna.miesner"AT"uni-hamburg.de

Key aspects of activity

Statistical modelling, biogeography, mechanistic relations between physical and biological processes, seasonal-to-decadal scale forecasts, forecast verification

Main research interests

I am fascinated by the ocean’s interconnectedness and how physical processes affect life at all scales. During my PhD I will explore this link and convert forecasts of the physical environment into forecasts of the biological marine environment and thereby into variables that are directly relevant for stakeholders. Using the fish blue whiting as a case study, I will develop seasonal-to-decadal scale forecasts of its spatial distribution based on the mechanistic understanding of the species-environment relationship and thoroughly examine the quality of forecasts.

Publications

Miesner, A.K., Payne M.R. “Oceanographic variability shapes the spawning distribution of blue whiting (Micromesistius poutassou)”. Fisheries Oceanography 27(6). (2018): S. 623-638.doi: 10.1111/fog.12382

Payne M.R., Hobday A.J., MacKenzie B.R., Tommasi D., Dempsey D.P., Fässler S.M.M., Haynie A.C., Ji R., Liu G., Lynch P.D., Matei D., Miesner A.K., Mills K.E., Strand K.O., Villarino E.. “Lessons from the first generation of marine ecological forecast products”. Frontiers in Marine Science 4. (2017): S. 289.doi: 10.3389/fmars.2017.00289

Miesner, A.K., Lundholm, N., Krock, B., Nielsen, T.G. . “The effect of Pseudo-nitzschia seriata on grazing and fecundity of Calanus finmarchicus and C. glacialis.”. Journal of Plankton Research 38(3). (2016): S. 564-574.doi: 10.1093/plankt/fbw015

Complete list of publications

Scientific path

2016 - present: PhD in “Marine ecosystem climate services - Forecasting the marine biological environment”

2019 – present: Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht, Institute for Coastal Research, in collaboration with Hamburg University, Institute of Oceanography (Advisors: Corinna Schrum, Johanna Baehr)

2016 – 2017: Technical University of Denmark, National Institute of Aquatic Resources (DTU Aqua) and the Centre for Ocean Life (Advisors: Mark Payne, Brian MacKenzie)

2014 - 2016: Research Assistant at the National Institute of Aquatic Resources (DTU Aqua, Denmark)

2013 - 2015: M.Sc.Eng. in Aquatic Science and Technology (Focus: Oceanography) Technical University of Denmark (Copenhagen)

2008 - 2011: B.Sc. in Environmental and Resource Management Brandenburg University of Technology (Cottbus, Germany)