Albedo Measuring spectral albedo on sea ice along a transect (Photo: AWI Meereisphysik) Melt pond on Arctic sea ice (Photo: Marcel Nicolaus) Surface albedo of ice-covered regions in the Arctic and Antarctic
ice thickness measurements in Atka Bay (Graphic: Mario Hoppmann, AWI) Snow depth buoy on Antarctic sea ice (Photo: Mario Hoppmann, AWI) Ponds on Arctic sea ice (Photo: Stefan Hendricks) Contact: Dr. Marcel [...] to our monitoring program. AFIN partners around Antarctica (as of 2014) (Graphic: Mario Hoppmann, AWI) About the Arctic and Antarctic buoy programs The International Arctic Buoy Program ( IABP ) and the [...] developing deployment plans. Deployment of a buoy on Arctic sea ice by helicopter (Photo: Marcel Nicolaus, AWI) About SIZONET The Seasonal Ice Zone Observing Network ( SIZONET www.sizonet.org ) samples
ecological patterns and changes is a further focus of AWI’s LTO activities and long-term data sets exist for almost every geographic region in which AWI is active and parameters include everything from bacterial [...] projects and initiatives including ICES, SCOR, OSPAR and LTER North Sea time series Arctic time series AWI biological time series locations in the Arctic, North Sea and Antarctic Further information LTER-D
ecosystem and improve validations of remote sensing products. FRAM data will be made available via the AWI data portal, which is currently being build up. From Space to Earth Cutting edge analytical bio-optical [...] biogeochemical processes within the Arctic Ocean, as well as how these are linked to the Atlantic Ocean. AWI scientists are developing the world’s first multi- resolution Ocean General Circulation Biogeochemical
under-ice robotics. BioOptical Platform Sinking particles control CO2 transport to the deep ocean. AWI and MARUM researchers developed the BioOptical Platform BOP, which combines a camera system and gel [...] rough seas, profiling the upper water column in Polar Seas year round is a serious challenge. The AWI winch system SWIPS has special features to meet this challenge and is constructed to measure biological
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AWI LTO Meetings Molecular tools, imaging and databases High throughput methods in biodiversity… October 11th-13th 2017, Schloss Herrenhausen, Hannover Responsible: Alex Kraberg Workshop Deutsche Bucht
result of global shipping or of being intentionally introduced – both of which still occur today. This AWI infographic shows which introduced species have now settled in the Wadden Sea and how they have changed
in the group P lankton E cology and B iogeochemistry in a C hanging A rctic O cean (PEBCAO) at the AWI that investigates biogeochemical parameters in the water column of the Arctic Ocean on a regular basis