the NF-POGO Centre of Excellence at AWI, a comprehensive oceanographic training programme on the NorthSea Islands of Helgoland and Sylt. The new participants from the Philippines, Sri Lanka, India, Madagascar
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:
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
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
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 Restoration of the European Oyster in the German NorthSea: 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 NorthSea, 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 NorthSea (film) Website release Online knowledge portal about the European native oyster Press release Rollup
known as sand shrimp or brown shrimp, is a popular, high-priced and regional product of the German northsea 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 NorthSea shrimp from the mudflats (Photo: M. Bögner Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Not a typical mudflat dweller
natural and anthropogenic disturbance and climate change. Study areas include Arctic coasts, the NorthSea, 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 NorthSea Benthos Biogeochemical Fluxes Coral Reefs Rocky Shore Ecology Ecological Modeling Patagonian Benthos
Bioethanol Biodiversity Conservation Life Cycle Assessment Safe Packaging Reference Herbarium So. NorthSea [...] 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