Weddell Sea, has served as the base of operations for German Antarctic research. Further links Library in the Ice Antarctic Blog Position of the station Position data: Ekström Ice Shelf, Atka Bay, north-east [...] proven its value, both scientifically and logistically. The sea ice is only minutes away by Skidoo, while icebreakers can drop anchor at the sea-ice edge, virtually on the station’s doorstep. In a region [...] north-east Weddell Sea Coordinates: 70°40'S, 008°16'W The namesake Georg von Neumayer was a geophysicist and hydrographer who dedicated his life to the pursuit of science and the exploration of the Antarctic.

rooms and the canteen, they offer an impressive view of the harbour, the Weser estuary, and the North Sea. Integrating ecological aspects in construction The institute was designed by Otto Steidle, one [...] latter, designed with a wraparound balcony, offers an expansive view of the Weser estuary and the North Sea. Drawing on classical architecture Arguably more than any other architect, Ungers faithfully implemented [...] Alfred Wegener Institute tests and develops new equipment for use in the polar regions and the deep sea. The new building is located along the marina; its elongated façade with clean-cut edges and dark brown

– e.g. in the continual warming of the shelf seas, heat waves, and oxygen-deficient zones. Karen Wiltshire studied the North Sea and the Arctic shelf seas to determine how climate change and increased [...] research: At the centre of the action Prof. Dr Karen Wiltshire Coastal research Coastal ecology Shelf Sea System Ecology Prof. Dr Karen Wiltshire was the Vice Director of the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz [...] oysters & co. also hatch and grow, lending the coastal waters far greater biodiversity than the open sea. At the same time, no other ocean region is as intensively used. In many places, coastal protection

white wooden motorboat Aade built in 1974 is on the move exclusively in the waters all around the North Sea island Helgoland. It runs out every single day to take samples for the Helgoland Roads long time [...] module. The Aade is the biggest "Börteboot" of Helgoland – the wooden boats are typical for the North Sea island. They bring passengers of ferries and holiday ships to the island and they are used also [...] PS (one engine) Range Day tours Max. speed 9 knots Operation area Around Helgoland Crew 2-3 Days on Sea per year (2013) Day tours at stations plans Shipyard Bootswerft H.Hatecke Freiburg/Elbe, Germany Scientists

fleet. At sea for more than 250 days a year, the ship provides accommodation and work facilities for up to twelve scientists. The Heincke generally operates in the North Sea and in the North Atlantic. [...] Friedrich Heincke came from Mecklenburg. As a zoologist he examined the fish fauna in the North Sea and the Baltic Sea. He had studied his field in Rostock and Leipzig. An assistant's place in the zoological [...] the exploration of the sea. He co-founded the international organisation for exploration of the sea and remained a constant delegate. In 1929 Heincke died on the German high-sea island Helgoland in whose

the past few decades – due to the reduced sea-ice cover on the Arctic Ocean in summer, to higher water and air temperatures, and to rising sea levels. Less sea ice means e.g. that winds produce larger waves [...] in the Arctic is insulated by water and sea ice, one might assume there was no permafrost there. But guess again: at the bottom of certain shallow coastal seas, the ground is permanently frozen. This type [...] there was so much water frozen in the massive inland ice sheets of Scandinavia and North America that in some places, the sea level was 120 metres lower than today. Where now we see ocean waves, there was

Arctic Seas) COSYNA cabled underwater observatory Helgoland (Photo: Alfred Wegener Institut) COSYNA is an observing system comprising several land and sea-based sensor systems in the North Sea and in the [...] is the North Sea, were more than 80 % of the coastline is already artificially protected. In 2010, the Centre for Scientific Diving of the AWI has installed an underwater experimental field North of Helgoland [...] the Arctic. The AWI contributes to COSYNA with two cabled underwater observatories in the North Sea (Helgoland) and in the Arctic (Kongsfjord Spitzbergen). Both systems are part of the Helmholtz Observatory

science and the opportunities for active climate protection in the marine ecosystems of the North Sea and Baltic Sea. The resulting findings on regional conditions serve as a starting point for identified [...] Nature conservation and Ecosystems Climate Change impacts on marine ecosystems in the Baltic and North Sea and insights into the potential carbon uptake of marine ecosystems - a literature study on the state [...] current state of knowledge on the climate change impacts on marine ecosystems in the Baltic and North Sea as well as insights on the potential carbon uptake of marine ecosystems was compiled. For this purpose

Publication: Ecological reef restoration: consumptive and nonconsumptive interactions among common North Sea predators and European oysters , January 2025 Award : The RESTORE and PROCEED projects were selected [...] Publication: Setting the stones to restore and monitor European flat oyster reefs in the German North Sea, April 2023 Publication: Potential of calcein staining as growth monitoring marker in Ostrea edulis

Antarctic. It coordinates German polar research efforts, while also conducting research in the North Sea and adjacent coastal regions in Germany. Combining innovative approaches, outstanding research [...] anthropogenic use. Though the strains on them are especially apparent in coastal regions and shelf seas, where densely settled cities and claims to usage rights are often concentrated, the vast and unpopulated [...] over longer timeframes. They research the atmosphere, ice, oceans and coasts. They explore the deep seas, the glaciers and the permafrost soils of the polar regions first-hand. And they analyse data from