Project MOMENT - Permafrost research of methane budget : University of Hamburg

Blick auf die Tundra der Insel Disko, Groenland

Photo: UHH/L.Kutzbach

Welcome to MOMENT

The project MOMENT (Permafrost Research Towards Integrated Observation and Modelling of the Methane Budget of Ecosystems) will close important gaps in the process understanding of the methane cycle in northern latitudes using innovative laboratory studies and multi-scale methane flux observations on Disko Island, Greenland based on state-of-the-art infrastructure.

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Two scientist showeling through the snow

Photo: UHH/S.Undeutsch

Expeditions

Impressions of the joint expeditions of MOMENT and CLICCS A1 on Disko Island, West Greenland can be found in our picture gallery, which is updated regularly. Feel free to take a look!

News

Photo: Heinrich Hecht, GFZ

19 March 2026|MOMENT-News

Final MOMENT meeting in Potsdam

On March 17th and 18th, the final meeting of the MOMENT consortium took place at the GFZ Helmholtz-Centre for Geosciences. Beside the presentation of new research, new ideas and the follow-up project MOMENTplus have been in the focus.

Group picture of 32 people standing in front of two oak trees.

Photo: Hanna Böhme

26 June 2025|MOMENT-News

Successful Project Status Meeting in Hanover

In May 2025, researchers from the BMFTR project MOMENT met at Leibniz Universität Hannover for their annual status meeting. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the progress of the individual subprojects, present existing synergies, and identify potential future ones. Preparations were also made for the final project...

Scientist facing the camera and sitting next to the desk with two screens on it.

Photo: UHH/C.Steffens

19 March 2025|Interview

Interview with Goran Georgievski, modeler in the MOMENT project

Dr. Goran Georgievski is a researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology within the “Climate-Biosphere Interactions” working group lead by Prof. Dr. Victor Brovkin. Trained as a physical engineer specializing in meteorology and physical oceanography, Georgievski has acquired significant expertise in data analysis...

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