Han Dolman

My scientific background is in climate science, particularly carbon cycle research. I have for instance been looking into feedback mechanisms in the carbon cycle and involved in setting uo the Integrated Carbon Observing System (ICOS). My interests are in questions such as what will happen when droughts on specific latitudes increase or decrease? What happens to methane emissions when permafrost thaws? How will carbon uptake be influenced by climate change? These mechanisms change both on land and in the oceans. With the water containing more and more CO₂ and thus becoming more acid, the extra uptake of CO₂ from the atmosphere will likely decrease. As director of NIOZ, I have become more interested in the role of the oceans in the global climate system. I try to follow that research as good as I can.