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JAGO and Polarstern, an unbeatable team on a coldwater coral expedition in Arctic ocean
Deutschlands kleinstes Forschungsschiff, das bemannte Tauchboot JAGO des Leibniz-Instituts für Meereswissenschaften (IFM-GEOMAR) in Kiel hat auf seinem 1000-sten Tauchgang das Röst-Riff besucht. Es ist das größte bisher bekannte Kaltwasserkorallen-Riff südlich der norwegischen Lofoten-Inseln und liegt 350 Meter unter der Meeresoberfläche. Die Wissenschaftler untersuchen mit Hilfe des Tauchbootes die geologischen Strukturen im Untergrund der Riffe.
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How far can we go in manipulating the oceans to reduce CO2 concentrations in the atmosphere?
The Alfred Wegener Institute and the European Network of Excellence for Ocean Ecosystems Analysis EUR-OCEANS invite to a joint press conference to discuss those issues with a panel of scientists and attend the launch of a short film done for the general public by the EUR-OCEANS Outreach Team.
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Departure to cold water corals and other „hot spots“
With a new coat of paint, thorough ship inspection, and sailing under the flag of the Helmholtz Association, Polarstern begins to make its way toward the north on May 29. The flagship of the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research (AWI), is initially heading to Northern Norway and then on to Spitsbergen during its 22nd Arctic expedition.
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German-Korean collaboration in Polar and Marine research will be intensified
Korean and German research institutes would like to increase their collaboration in the area of Polar and Marine research. In order to achieve this, scientists from both countries are coming together for a meeting in Bremerhaven from 22nd-25th May. The Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine research (a member of the Helmholtz Association) is the host.
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ASTAR 2007 – Alfred Wegener Institute and German Aerospace Center send aircraft on Arctic mission
Arctic atmosphere very clean this year:
Under the direction of two of the Helmholtz Centres, i.e. the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research and the German Aerospace Center, an international research group is currently investigating the Arctic atmosphere above Spitsbergen. Aim of this year’s ASTAR 2007 project (Arctic Study of Tropospheric Aerosol, Clouds and Radiation) is an accurate description of the Arctic atmosphere during spring.
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By airship to the North Pole – Zeppelin expedition will survey sea ice in the Arctic
In 2008, scientists will, for the very first time, create a continual profile of ice thickness in the Arctic, extending from the Canadian coast across the North Pole to Siberia. At the core of the project lies the crossing of the North Pole by zeppelin.
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Warm winter also in the Arctic
Research aircrafts observe further decline of ice cover
Central Europe is not the only place where the past, warm winter has caused record temperatures. Unusually mild temperatures also prevented ice formation in the Arctic, specifically in the region around Spitsbergen. This is the conclusion drawn by scientists of the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research and the German Aerospace Centre (DLR). Both institutes are members of the Helmholtz Association of German research centres. They aim to span the Helmholtz-network to observe…
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A new milestone for polar and marine research
German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) approves technical development work for research icebreaker and drilling vessel AURORA BOREALIS
The Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) is receiving more than 5 million Euro from the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF). The funds will be dedicated to continue technical development of the new European research icebreaker AURORA BOREALIS, together with the Department of Naval Architecture at the University of Applied Sciences in Bremen. Simultaneously, the…
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Exploring Polar regions, understanding climate: The International Polar Year 2007/08 begins on 1 March
When more than 50,000 scientists, working in the remotest areas of the world unite, it is an important event, that demands attention all over the world. More than 60 nations are joining forces, with research into ice and snow, in order to investigate climate.
On 1 March, a wave of opening ceremonies will take place around the world: from Japan and Australia, through to China, and Europe to Brazil. In Germany, the opening of the International Polar Year on March 1 will be celebrated in Berlin. Not only will the most important research projects be…
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Antarctic Marine Explorers Reveal First Hints of Biological Change After Collapse of Polar Ice Shelves
10-week Voyage Yields Likely New Species, Insights into Polar Ecology;
Intrigued Scientists Find: Herds of Sea Cucumbers on the Move,
Fields of Colonizing Sea Squirts, Whales Approach Coast;
Deep-Sea Species at Unusually Shallow Depths on Uncapped Seabed
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