• Centre of Excellence

    the NF-POGO Centre of Excellence at AWI, a comprehensive oceanographic training programme on the North Sea Islands of Helgoland and Sylt. The new participants from the Philippines, Sri Lanka, India, Madagascar

  • REKLIM-Max_en

    sediments are used to reconstruct different climate variables as e.g. past changes in sea surface temperature and sea-ice variability (Uk ' 37 ; IP 25 ) or circulation dynamics (δ 13 C; δ 18 O). Ultra h [...] et al. (2014) Figure 2: Detailed Comparison of sedi-ment proxy records from the subpolar North Pacific and North Atlantic realm from 138 to 70 ka on their established time scales (Max et al., 2014). Source:

  • Freshwater fluxes

    Ocean receives freshwater by run-off from Asia north of the Himalaya. Large rivers carry freshwater from this enormous catchment area into the Eurasian shelf seas. Ocean waters with salinities below the average [...] balance of the Arctic Ocean. Such waters flow in from the Nordic Seas. An interchange of waters between the Arctic and the Nordic seas results in in seasaw fluctuations in fresh water content between the [...] Current and sea ice flux through Fram Strait. Inflow of saline water from the South is equivalent to a fresh water export. Fresh water from the Arctic strengthens the stratification in the Nordic Seas and the

  • The Arctic Ocean was covered by a shelf ice and filled with freshwater

    marine deposits, the scientists could demonstrate that the Arctic Ocean as well as the Nordic Seas did not contain sea-salt in at least two glacial periods. Instead, these oceans were filled with large amounts [...] amounts of freshwater under a thick ice sheet. This water could then be released into the North Atlantic in very short periods of time. Such sudden freshwater inputs could explain rapid climate oscillations

  • Polarstern Returns to Bremerhaven

    The Research Vessel Polarstern was in the Arctic for the past seven weeks. There, the summertime sea-ice extent declined by ca. 40 percent over the past 40 years – making it one of the most visible impacts [...] Polarstern investigated Atlantic Water Recirculation in Fram Strait and in the marginal ice zone north of Svalbard, as well as ocean/glacier interactions off the coast of Greenland. Central research questions [...] questions included how the ice conditions, ocean heat fluxes and ocean stratification determine sea-ice melt in the marginal ice zone (between the ice free waters and the dense pack ice) and how the melt

  • PROCEED

    PROCEED Restoration of the European Oyster in the German North Sea: Establishment of a sustainable oyster seed production for a long-term restoration program Project duration 2018 – 2025 The European oyster [...] oyster Ostrea edulis , once a widespread native species in the North Sea, is considered functionally extinct in some regions due to intensive fishing. As an ecological key species, oysters provided several [...] Bérenger Colsoul (Thünen Institut) Film PROCEED - Restoration of the European Oyster in the German North Sea (film) Website release Online knowledge portal about the European native oyster Press release Rollup

  • Ten years of exploration with the AWI’s research aircraft Polar 5

    for atmospheric research and geophysics purposes, the airplane has landed on the Arctic sea ice near the North Pole, and at the South Pole.

  • CranGo

    known as sand shrimp or brown shrimp, is a popular, high-priced and regional product of the German north sea coasts. The current fishing methods are causing considerable damage to the seabed and destroying [...] Contact: Mail to Isabela , Mirko or Kai Duration: 3.2024 – 3.2025 Funding: AWI-Innovationsfond A young North Sea shrimp from the mudflats (Photo: M. Bögner Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Not a typical mudflat dweller

  • Benthic Ecology

    natural and anthropogenic disturbance and climate change. Study areas include Arctic coasts, the North Sea, Patagonian fjords and Antarctic shelf regions, where we study structure and performance of benthic [...] used to support national and international marine management and conservation processes. Focus North Sea Benthos Biogeochemical Fluxes Coral Reefs Rocky Shore Ecology Ecological Modeling Patagonian Benthos

  • Applied Macroalgae Research

    Bioethanol Biodiversity Conservation Life Cycle Assessment Safe Packaging Reference Herbarium So. North Sea [...] Hofmann Dr Inka Bartsch Dr Mar Fernández-Méndez Prof. Dr. Bela Buck Prof. Dr. Astrid Gärdes Biomaterials Sea Key Model for Mariculture Open Ocean Cultivation Offshore Cultivation Kelp Engineering Marine Raw Materials