Home
MOSAiC Expedition
The grand finale to the expedition of a century
After 389 days, the largest Arctic research expedition of all time comes to a successful end in Bremerhaven
[12. October 2020]
After more than a year in the Central Arctic, this Monday, 12 October, the research icebreaker Polarstern returned to her homeport in Bremerhaven. Accompanied by a ‘welcome committee’ of ships that came to greet, the ship entered the North Lock with the morning high tide, at ca. 9:00 am.
Climate Change
Enhanced warming subtropical ocean is expanding the tropics
[23. September 2020]
The alarming expansion of the tropics is not caused by processes in the atmosphere, but quite simply by warming subtropical ocean. AWI scientists have found out.
Arctic Ocean
Arctic sea ice shrinks to second-lowest summer extent since the beginning of satellite observation
Remaining ice cover on the Arctic Ocean measures just 3.8 million square kilometres – warm air and warm seawater have produced widespread melting
[17. September 2020]
This summer the sea-ice cover on the Arctic Ocean shrank to the second-smallest extent since the beginning of satellite observation in 1979. By mid-September it covered only 3.8 million square kilometres, 0.5 million km² above the all-time low in 2012.
International Project ISMIP6
Model comparison: Experts calculate future ice loss and the extent to which Greenland and the Antarctic will contribute to sea-level rise
The major international project ISMIP6 offers new estimates of how much melting ice sheets will contribute to global sea-level rise by 2100
[17. September 2020]
Ice-sheet models are an essential tool in making predictions regarding the future of the Greenland and Antarctic Ice Sheets. Nevertheless, these models still have a number of weaknesses. In an international model comparison, 14 research groups fed their ice-sheet models the same atmospheric and ocean data, and calculated what additional amounts of sea-level rise Greenland and the Antarctic would contribute by the year 2100.
Permafrost
Siberia’s permafrost erosion has been worsening for years
River Bank erosion in the Lena Delta is contributing to the greenhouse effect
[16. September 2020]
The scale of the Riverbank Erosion is alarming: every year, roughly 15 metres of the riverbanks crumble away. In addition, the carbon stored in the permafrost could worsen the greenhouse effect.
Page