illustration of permafrost thaw and climate change during the Long Night of Sciences (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Currently we see glaciers melting and observe how sea ice is decreasing. But what happens

Beitrittserklärung Hiermit erkläre ich meinen Beitritt zum Verein Freunde und Förderer des Alfred-Wegener-Instituts Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung e.V. _________ ______________________ [...] direkt nach Ihrem Beitritt) auf folgendes Konto: Kontoinhaber: Freunde und Förderer des Alfred-Wegener-Instituts Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung e.V. (kurz: AWI-Förderverein) Kontonummer: [...] Bremerhaven Declaration of accession I herewith join the society „Freunde und Förderer des Alfred-Wegener-Instituts Helmholtz- Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung e.V.“ (Friends of the AWI) as a member

Magnitude of the present-day horizontal ice flow velocity (Graphic: Thomas Kleiner, Alfred-Wegener-Institut) The large ice sheets of Greenland and Antarctica are of major importance for the global climate

Fernuniversität Hagen link Lohmann, G., K. Grosfeld, D. Wolf-Gladrow, V. Unitan, J. Notholt, and A. Wegener (Eds.), 2013: "Earth System Science: Bridging the Gaps between Disciplines. Perspectives from a

(blue and red line, respectively) (Graphic: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Climate Change Annual mean temperature in Ny-Alesund 1994 to 2024 (Graphic: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Since the beginning of our meteorological [...] the Arctic (AWIPEV Research Base in Ny-Ålesund, Spitsbergen) Ny-Ålesund from above. (Photo: Alfred Wegener Institut) Ny-Ålesund is located on a fjord at the west coast of Svalbard (Spitsbergen). In this region

Soundings Radiation Ozone Lidar Ny-Alesund Radiation Measurements and Observatory (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) At the AWIPEV Atmosphere Observatory in Ny-Alesund, atmospheric key parameters for climate

measurements at the Antarctic Neumayer station . Ny-Ålesund AWI meteorological tower (Photo: Alfred Wegener Institut) more current data Complementary Measurements Long-term meteorology Radiation Upper Air

Arctic (AWIPEV Research Base in Ny-Ålesund, Spitsbergen) Pyranometer in Ny-Ålesund. (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Ny-Ålesund is situated 78.9° N north of the arctic circle. During the polar night from [...] cycle of surface radiation, mean values from radiation measurements 1992 to 2024 (Graphic: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Climate Change and Radiation The shortwave solar radiation and its reflection at the Earth's [...] daily mean values of reflective and downward shortwave radiation in Ny-Ålesund. (Graphic: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Publication The surface radiation measurements and related climate aspects are discussed

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