• peer-review

    Insights into Water Mass Circulation and rigins in the Central Arctic Ocean from in-situ Dissolved Organic Matter Fluorescence. JGR Oceans; JGRC24631: doi 10.1029/2021JC017407 Von Appen W.J., Waite A. [...] (2018) Underway spectrophotometry in the Fram Strait (European Arctic Ocean): a highly resolved chlorophyll a data source for complementing satellite ocean color. Optics Express 26(14): A678-A698; https [...] Schewe, I. , Klages, M. and Boetius, A. (2013) FRAM - FRontiers in Arctic marine Monitoring: Permanent Observations in a Gateway to the Arctic Ocean. OCEANS - Bergen, 2013 MTS/IEEE. doi: 10.1109/OCEANS-Bergen

  • Alaska-2016-08

    the SIPRE corer Exposed Holocene ice wedge at the shore of the Arctic Ocean Aerial view of the city of Kotzebue, Arctic Alaska Rainbow over the the Arctic tundra Old 'Welcome to Kotzebue' sign, Kotzebue

  • Research

    FESOMx – The next-generation Finite volumE Element Sea Ice-Ocean Model, designed for: High performance (GPU-ready, Python-based, mixed-precision). Modular and scalable design for easy adaptation. [...] Science AI-driven emulators and foundation models for: Sea ice, ocean, and climate systems. High-resolution downscaling for local climate insights. AI-based diagnostics for tracking ocean eddies and [...] Polar Prediction AWI Coupled Prediction System (AWI-CPSv3) for Arctic and Antarctic forecasts.

  • Nicole Biebow

    polar regions are a key driving force for the Earth's climate and oceans. With the Alfred Wegener Institute's research in the Arctic and Antarctic, we contribute to the understanding of the global climate [...] advises the European Commission on all matters relating to the Arctic and Antarctic and is designated by the European Union as a central element of its joint polar research strategy. Another important EU project is ARICE, the Arctic Research Icebreaker Consortium. Within its framework, international coordination of ship-based research in the Arctic is being

  • Team

    Maccanti) Tatiana M. Torres, J.D./D.C.L/M.Sc. Project Manager of Ocean Gardens Technicians Erika Allhusen Lorenz Eckardt (Photo: Lorenz Eckardt) Lorenz Eckardt lorenzjohann.eckardt @ awi.de Research [...] investigate Diatom Silicification in the Eurasian Basin of the Arctic Ocean using Imaging Flow Cytometry and PDMPO Judith Matz, M.Sc. Thesis title: Investigation of new and regenerated primary production during summer in Arctic Fjords using 13C and 15N Anna Naberhaus, M.Sc. Titel der Masterarbeit: Characterisation of the Arctic Phytoplankton community at

  • Permafrost Coasts

    Permafrost Profile About 34% of the world's coasts are affected by Arctic permafrost and are particularly sensitive to climate change. The frozen bluffs lose the cohesion provided by the permafrost matrix [...] food-web through the release of sediment and organic matter to the ocean. Survey-like studies on coastal erosion in the Arctic exist, but a comprehensive understanding of local processes is lacking, thus [...] expeditions Project EU Nunataryuk FLO CHAR COPER GTN-P EU PAGE21 Arctic Coastal Dynamics (ACD)

  • Polarstern returns to MOSAiC floe

    the one-year-long MOSAiC expedition and its research on the ocean, ice and atmosphere in the Arctic. Earlier this week, their predecessors from Leg 3 returned to Bremerhaven on board the research

  • Marcel Nicolaus

    majority of the exchange processes between the atmosphere and the ocean. The observed sea ice changes affect the climate and ecosystem, extending to our latitudes. The decline of Arctic sea ice in area [...] more > The Barents Observer | 28.07.2020 Sea ice extent in the Arctic reaches historical low in July Find out more > Carbon Brief | 18.11.2019 Inside MOSAiC: How a year-long Arctic expedition is helping [...] Keynote speech | 3.11.2021 Keynote speech on MOSAiC – the greatest Arctic expedition of our time 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference Policy advice

  • Remote Sensing

    Sea Ice Remote Sensing Map of Arctic sea ice thickness (April 2015) obtained from CryoSat-2 data (Graphic: Alfred Wegener Institut) Contact: Dr. Stefan Hendricks The inaccessibility and sheer size of sea ice covered regions in the Arctic and Antarctic oceans make satellite remote sensing the only tool that is able to obtain a full picture of sea ice conditions. The [...] based on a radar altimeter that fully maps Antarctic sea ice and Arctic sea ice up to a latitude of 88°N. This coverage is unparalleled in comparison with all previous and existing satellite altimeters

  • Hajo Eicken

    Arctic Sea ice: Microstructure and geophysical processes Dr Hajo Eicken, Scientific Director of the Alfred Wegener Institute. Sea ice snow Arctic glaciology Sea-ice geophysics is a central research field within polar and climate sciences. Sea ice covers large parts of the Arctic [...] ice and thereby influence both Arctic ecosystems and large-scale feedbacks within the climate system. Beyond its role as a physical component of the climate system, sea