• Model development

    climates, with a particular focus on open larch forest ecosystems in Arctic environments underlain by permafrost. Today, LAVESI has been extended to simulate all key boreal tree species within the Taiga–Tundra

  • Remote Sensing Methods

    and the validation of satellite products – for example on forest types, tree height, biomass, or permafrost indicators. Our open access datasets and methods support research, public authorities, and pra

  • Stable Isotopes Lab

    seasonal temperature and precipitation dynamics as key driver of permafrost changes in East Siberia. To this end, caves and permafrost exposure will be studied in East Siberia along a transect from the [...] different types of relict permafrost ice, (iii) Deduce changes in seasonality, moisture dynamics, and continentality based on results from objectives 1 and 2, and corresponding permafrost response to climate [...] orientation of research projects include scientific applications of stable isotope methods in permafrost research, palaeoclimate studies, by also in the fields of limnology, hydrology, ecology and glaciology

  • Finnigan-MAT Delta-S Mass Spectrometer

    ISOLAB Facility at AWI Potsdam and tackles various scientific reseach questions in the fields of permafrost research, hydrology, limnology, marine geochemistry and glaciology. The AWI Potsdam Laboratory

  • Polar Ecology and Health

    should be protected now to enable tundra biodiversity and related ecosystem services, including permafrost protection, to survive the future warming peak?” and “How can conservation planning help resolve [...] should be protected now to enable tundra biodiversity and related ecosystem services, including permafrost protection, to survive the future warming peak?” and “How can conservation planning help resolve

  • Methods for Arctic Lake Research

    reach remote lake sites. In summer we use helicopters, because the absence of roads on thawing permafrost does not allow the use of cars. Yakutia 2016 Bykovsky 2017 Chukotka 2018 Polar Terrestrial Env

  • Past Climate Change

    seasonal temperature and precipitation dynamics as key driver of permafrost changes in East Siberia. To this end, caves and permafrost exposure will be studied in East Siberia along a transect from the [...] different types of relict permafrost ice, (iii) Deduce changes in seasonality, moisture dynamics, and continentality based on results from objectives 1 and 2, and corresponding permafrost response to climate [...] Mellat Dr. Amelie Stieg Philip Meister Projects, Cooperations, Networking Reconstructing Siberian permafrost dynamics using stable and clumped isotopes (IsoPerm) (2021-2025) This joint project with Northumbria

  • Arctic Pulse

    observations 2) Permafrost, snow dynamics, and coastal processes Monitor snow distribution, melt timing, and surface hydrology across tundra and coastal environments Quantify permafrost thaw, terrain subsidence [...] ed by airborne surveys using AWI’s Polar 5 and Polar 6 aircraft to observe sea-ice conditions, permafrost disturbances and greenhouse gas fluxes (REVISIT flight campaign). These efforts are combined with [...] Arctic are among the areas experiencing the fastest climate-driven changes worldwide. Thawing permafrost, accelerating coastal erosion, retreating glaciers, and increasing discharge from the Mackenzie

  • Dr. Simone Maria Stünzi

    simone.stuenzi@awi.de
    +49(331)58174-5421
    , Potsdam

  • M.A. Andres Eduardo Angel Huertas

    andreseduardo.angelhuertas@awi.de
    15753122578
    Telegrafenberg A45, 14473 Potsdam