Current note
In accordance with the guidelines of the authorities and the Robert Koch Institute, we are not offering guided tours for visitors at AWI sites for the time being. Our employees are increasingly working from home. If appointments or meetings with AWI staff are pending, please check whether they can be held by telephone or video conference. Service providers or suppliers can contact their client at the AWI by telephone or e-mail if they have any questions. We try to deal with all requests in a timely manner. We ask for your understanding if delays occur.
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Exploring Ice and Oceans
The polar regions and the oceans play a central role in the global climate system. We explore the Arctic, Antarctic, and the seas and coastal regions of the temperate latitudes. From the atmosphere to the deep sea. Climate research for us and for future generations.
Logbook
Depths of the Weddell Sea are warming five times faster...
AWI long-term time series shows: due to changed winds and currents in the Southern Ocean, more heat is transported from the Antarctic Circumpolar Current to the depths of the Weddell Sea.
Find out more >The future of krill
So far, the main objective of the krill fishery rules is to protect krill eaters. However, too little attention has been paid to possible risks for the krill stocks themselves. CCAMLR has therefore decided to develop a new krill management system.
Find out more >Hans-Otto Pörtner elected to the WBGU
Professor Hans-Otto Pörtner, AWI scientist and member of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), has been appointed member of the German Advisory Council on Global Change (WBGU). The Advisory Council acts as an independent scientific advisory body and analyses global environment and development problems, evaluates global sustainability policy and makes recommendations for action and research. See WBGU press release.
Events
"Polarstern: Eingefroren am Nordpol"
Lecture in German language: Markus Rex beim Göttinger Literaturherbst
When: Th, 29.10.2020 | Beginn 19:00 Uhr
Where: Online
Who: Göttinger Literaturherbst GmbH
