The Alfred Wegener Institute has several observatories for long-term measurements and science at the polar regions and in the oceans. Here you can find in-depth information about the observatories, their capabilites, and data produced.

• Atmosphere and Permafrost at Koldewey Station
• Meteorology at Neumayer Station
• Geophysics at Neumayer Station
• Air Chemistry at Neumayer Station
• Marine Mammal Acoustics near Neumayer Station ("PALAOA")
• Water/Plankton Monitoring in the North Sea ("Helgoland Roads")
• Fauna/Flora Monitoring in the North Sea ("FINO 1")
• Fauna/Flora Monitoring in the Baltic Sea ("BeoFINO")
• Fauna/Flora Monitoring in the Arctic Sea ("Hausgarten")