System from the Global Atmospheric Watch ( GAWSIS ). Overview Ozone Hovmöller diagram (Graphic: Alfred-Wegener-Institut)

2026 Funding: HORIZON-CL6-2022-FARM2FORK-01 Is clover suitable for fish food? (Photo: M. Weiss, Alfred-Wegener-Institut) This kingfish (Seriola lalandi) grew up with clover in its diet (Photo: M. Bögner,

sheets as a risk factor Aerial photo of the Piedmont glacier in Northeast Greenland. (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Ice sheets as a risk factor With an area of 1.7 million square kilometres and measuring

basis for formulating policy on how to combat climate change. Waves of the Southern Ocean (Photo: Alfred Wegener Institut) Why we need climate models Climate models are important part of understanding the natural [...] or how much the intensity of hurricanes will increase, tomorrow. Climate modeling (Graphic: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) How climate models work To make a one-hundred-percent accurate climate simulation,

and safety inspect and evaluate the working conditions at the Alfred Wegener Institute. Contact Dr Roland Wittig Staff Unit HSE Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Reseach Am [...] Department of Communications and Media Relations plans and realises the public relations of the Alfred Wegener Institute. It is the institute's first contact address for journalists and everyone public interested [...] Contact Roland Koch Head of the Department of Communications and Media Relations Postal address Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research Am Handelshafen 12 27570 Bremerhaven

efficient self-MANagement system Catch of the brown shrimp Crangon crangon (Photo: Merten Saathoff, Alfred-Wegener-Institut) In the project CRANMAN II, we are dedicated to the task of further developing the

expedition team has been exploring the northwestern Weddell Sea in the Antarctic on board the Alfred Wegener Institute's icebreaker Polarstern since 8 February 2026. In this key region for global ocean

Vernagtferner (Photo: Olaf Eisen, Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Often we glaciologists here at Alfred-Wegener-Institut are asked where “Glaciology” can be studied at universities. In Germany, unfortunately

Glaciology Ice Core (Photo: Hans Oerter, Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Ongoing acceleration of glaciers in Greenland and Antarctica, increasing contribution of ice sheets and glaciers to sea level change and

Ökolabor Ostkaje 1118 27498 Helgoland Scientists at the Biological Institute Helgoland (BAH) of the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research study biotic communities in the North [...] investigate this unique environment and since 1998 the Biological Institute Helgoland belongs to the Alfred Wegener Institute. How to get here The island of Helgoland can be reached by ship (from 1.5 to 2.5 hours) [...] investigate this unique environment and since 1998 the Biological Institute Helgoland belongs to the Alfred Wegener Institute. Further AWI Sites Bremerhaven Oldenburg Potsdam Sylt