Lars Boehme

Phone+44 (0)1334 462677
Emaillb284st-andrews.acuk

KY16 8LB
United Kingdom

Research overview

My research interests focus in the ocean overturning circulation and the dynamics of frontal systems utilizing animal-borne technology. I am involved in a range of international and inter-diciplinary programs, e.g. the International Thwaites Glacier Collaboration (https://thwaitesglacier.org/). Within these projects we deploy little instruments on seals in both polar regions. These instruments not only provide behavioural data, but also several thousand salinity and temperature profiles throughout the winter, a time when few other data are available. My studies also highlight the benefits to the sensor-carrying animals themselves by showing the usefulness of this approach in examining the sensitivity of top predators to global and regional-scale climate variability.

Academic/Professional Qualification

Ph.D., University of St Andrews, UK; Diploma in Physical Oceanography, University of Kiel, Germany

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
SDG 13 Climate Action
SDG 14 Life Below Water
SDG 15 Life on Land

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Biologging in the global ocean observing system
Boehme, L., Fedak, M. A., and 21 co-authors, ~. D., Hall, J., Harrison, D. E. & Stammer, D., 2010.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
Technical Note: Animal-borne CTD-Satellite Relay Data Loggers for real-time oceanographic data collection
Boehme, L., Lovell, P., Biuw, M., Roquet, F., Nicholson, J., Thorpe, S. E., Meredith, M. P. & Fedak, M., 15 Dec 2009, In: Ocean Science. 5, 4, p. 685-695 11 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
File
Monitoring Drake Passage with elephant seals: Frontal structures and snapshots of transport
Boehme, L., Thorpe, S. E., Biuw, M., Fedak, M. A. & Meredith, M. P., Sept 2008, In: Limnology and Oceanography. 53, 5, p. 2350-2360 11 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Antarctic Circumpolar Current frontal system in the South Atlantic: Monitoring using merged Argo and animal-borne sensor data
Boehme, L., Meredith, M. P., Thorpe, S. E., Biuw, E. M. & Fedak, M., 5 Sept 2008, In: Journal of Geophysical Research - Oceans. 113, C9, p. C09012 19 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Indian Ocean humpback dolphin (Sousa plumbea) surveys in the Tanga-Shimoni seascape of Tanzania and Kenya: final report
Braulik, G., Ellis, G., Hashir, A., Kavishe, L., Boehme, L., Wyles, H., Attwell, S., Gridley, T., Elwen, S., Dines, S., Mwango'mbe, M. & Collins, T., 15 Aug 2025, 94 p.
Research output: Book/Report › Other report

Open Access
File

Using Nanoplasmonic Metasurfaces to Construct Miniaturised Marine Ecosystem Sensors (thesis data)
Govenlock, G. (Creator) & Boehme, L. (Supervisor), University of St Andrews, 5 Aug 2029
DOI: 10.17630/0887c84c-5c17-4566-aa75-663c2faddb0a
Dataset: Thesis dataset
Water temperature, salinity, pressure taken by CTD attached to marine mammals for the Marine Mammals Exploring the Oceans Pole to Pole (MEOP) project in the Indian, S. Atlantic, and S. Pacific Oceans from 2014-10-20 to 2019-01-23 (NCEI Accession 0300708)
Consortium, I. M. (Creator), Guinet, C. (Creator), Picard, B. (Creator), Boehme, L. (Creator) & Doriot, V. (Creator), NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 2025
DOI: 10.25921/b0hj-ww50
Dataset
Sex-specific variation in the use of vertical habitat by a resident Antarctic top predator (dataset)
Photopoulou, T. (Creator) & Boehme, L. (Creator), Zenodo, 2020
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3820359, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3985898
Dataset
Variation in post-smolt growth pattern of wild one sea-winter salmon (Salmo salar L.), and its linkage to surface warming in the eastern North Atlantic Ocean (dataset)
Todd, C. D. (Creator) & Boehme, L. (Creator), Bitbucket, 2020
https://bitbucket.org/arpmarquesm/scales-growth-patterns/src/master/
Dataset
Amundsen Sea seal-tag CTD data (2014, 2019, 2020)
Savidge, E. (Creator), Snow, T. (Creator), Siegfried, M. R. (Creator), Zheng, Y. (Creator), Villas Bôas, A. B. (Creator), Bortolotto, G. (Creator), Boehme, L. (Creator) & Alley, K. E. (Creator), Zenodo, 2023
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7696898
Dataset

NSFGEO NERC: Collaborative Research: NSFGEO-NERC: Collaborative Research: Accelerating Thwaites Ecosystem Impacts for the Southern Ocean (ARTEMIS)
Boehme, L. (PI)
Natural Environment Research Council
1/11/21 → 30/10/24
Project: Standard
Drivers of Ocean Change in Amundsen Sea: Drivers of Ocean Change in the Amundsen Sea (DeCAdeS)
Boehme, L. (PI) & Fedak, M. (CoI)
Natural Environment Research Council
1/07/20 → 30/06/25
Project: Standard
NSFPLR-NERC Thwaites-Amundsen Regional: NSFPLR-NERC Thwaites-Amundsen Regional Survey and Network (TARSAN)
Boehme, L. (PI)
1/07/18 → 30/06/23
Project: Standard
PICCOLO: Processes Influencing Carbon Cycling: Observations of the Lower limb of the Antarctic Overturning (PICCOLO)
Fedak, M. (PI) & Boehme, L. (CoI)
Natural Environment Research Council
31/07/17 → 30/07/21
Project: Standard
Arctic Productivity (Arctic Prize): Arctic Productivity in the seasonal Ice ZonE (Arctic PrIZE)
Boehme, L. (PI) & Brierley, A. (CoI)
Natural Environment Research Council
1/02/17 → 31/01/21
Project: Standard

OceanObs'09
Boehme, L. (Participant)
21 Sept 2009 → 25 Sept 2009
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in or organising a conference
International Polar Year Oslo Science Conference
Boehme, L. (Speaker)
8 Jun 2010 → 12 Jun 2010
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Presentation
Scottish Arctic Network Conference
Boehme, L. (Participant)
5 Mar 2026
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in or organising a workshop, seminar, course
Seals as Marine Scientists
Boehme, L. (Speaker)
21 Oct 2025
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Public lecture/debate/seminar
Getting the Seal of Approval
Boehme, L. (Speaker)
14 Sept 2025
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Public lecture/debate/seminar

IPY Oslo Science Conference Stipend
Boehme, L. (Recipient), 2010
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Teaching Award Dissertation/Project Supervisor (Science/Medicine) - Shortlisted
Boehme, L. (Recipient), 2014
Prize: Other distinction

Antarctic seals are helping scientists learn more about melting glaciers
Boehme, L.
26/05/21
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Relating to Research
Elephant seals help scientists monitor melting Antarctic glaciers
Boehme, L.
5/03/21
2 Media contributions
Press/Media: Relating to Research
These high-tech seals are charting future sea level rise
Boehme, L.
3/06/19
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Relating to Research
Journey to Antarctica: How Scientists Are Using Seals to Measure the Warming Ocean
Boehme, L.
14/02/19
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Relating to Research

Lars Boehme

Personal profile

Research overview

Academic/Professional Qualification

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years

Dive into details

Biologging in the global ocean observing system

Technical Note: Animal-borne CTD-Satellite Relay Data Loggers for real-time oceanographic data collection

Monitoring Drake Passage with elephant seals: Frontal structures and snapshots of transport

Antarctic Circumpolar Current frontal system in the South Atlantic: Monitoring using merged Argo and animal-borne sensor data

Indian Ocean humpback dolphin (Sousa plumbea) surveys in the Tanga-Shimoni seascape of Tanzania and Kenya: final report

Using Nanoplasmonic Metasurfaces to Construct Miniaturised Marine Ecosystem Sensors (thesis data)

Water temperature, salinity, pressure taken by CTD attached to marine mammals for the Marine Mammals Exploring the Oceans Pole to Pole (MEOP) project in the Indian, S. Atlantic, and S. Pacific Oceans from 2014-10-20 to 2019-01-23 (NCEI Accession 0300708)

Sex-specific variation in the use of vertical habitat by a resident Antarctic top predator (dataset)

Variation in post-smolt growth pattern of wild one sea-winter salmon (Salmo salar L.), and its linkage to surface warming in the eastern North Atlantic Ocean (dataset)

Amundsen Sea seal-tag CTD data (2014, 2019, 2020)

NSFGEO NERC: Collaborative Research: NSFGEO-NERC: Collaborative Research: Accelerating Thwaites Ecosystem Impacts for the Southern Ocean (ARTEMIS)

Drivers of Ocean Change in Amundsen Sea: Drivers of Ocean Change in the Amundsen Sea (DeCAdeS)

NSFPLR-NERC Thwaites-Amundsen Regional: NSFPLR-NERC Thwaites-Amundsen Regional Survey and Network (TARSAN)

PICCOLO: Processes Influencing Carbon Cycling: Observations of the Lower limb of the Antarctic Overturning (PICCOLO)

Arctic Productivity (Arctic Prize): Arctic Productivity in the seasonal Ice ZonE (Arctic PrIZE)

OceanObs'09

International Polar Year Oslo Science Conference

Scottish Arctic Network Conference

Seals as Marine Scientists

Getting the Seal of Approval

IPY Oslo Science Conference Stipend

Teaching Award Dissertation/Project Supervisor (Science/Medicine) - Shortlisted

Antarctic seals are helping scientists learn more about melting glaciers

Elephant seals help scientists monitor melting Antarctic glaciers

These high-tech seals are charting future sea level rise

Journey to Antarctica: How Scientists Are Using Seals to Measure the Warming Ocean

Lars Boehme

Personal profile

Research overview

Academic/Professional Qualification

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

Fingerprint

Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years

Research output

Datasets

Projects

Activities

Prizes

Press/Media