highly modern and very well equipped for coastal research." Prof. Dr Karin Lochte, Director of the Alfred Wegener institute, about RV Mya II when it was commissioned in August, 2013. Up to twelve scientists

tal Systems Team Polar Terrestrial Environmental Systems - group picture in May 2018 (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Polar Terrestrial Environmental Systems: Research Foci Staff Labs and Methods Teaching

most prestigious and generously funded international scientific awards. The scientist from the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) received particular recognition

An international study led by the University of Copenhagen and involving the Alfred Wegener Institute has discovered an important phenomenon under the Arctic sea ice that was previously thought to be

central topic. Prior to this, an international research team headed by Bettina Meyer from the Alfred Wegener Institute presented the sustainable management concept in the scientific journal PNAS , which

ability has seen no significant decline in recent decades. In a recent study, researchers from the Alfred Wegener Institute have discovered what may be causing this. Low-salinity water in the upper ocean has

A team from the Physical Oceanography section of the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI), led by Hongyan Xi, contributed to the recently published 9th Copernicus

vessels) Elena Tschertkowa-Paulenz (Arctic land expeditions) Silke Henkel (Airborne campaigns) Alfred-Wegener-Institut Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung Logistik & Forschungsplattformen Am