• Chronicle

    Weddell Sea for two months. Polar researchers are able to utilise the ice floe as a gigantic outdoor laboratory and study the local influences of the sea, the ice and the atmosphere on the Weddell Sea and [...] is the first research vessel in the world to circumnavigate the North Pole. At the same time scientists study the bottom of the Arctic Sea. Author: Christian Salewski A summit of research vessels In 2012 [...] in the Arctic and in the context of the “Sea ice - ocean - seafloor interactions in the changing Arctic” (IceAr) expedition, e.g. long-term changes in this sea-ice region and their potential connections

  • Projects

    properties of the atmosphere, sea-ice and the polar oceans, and feedbacks between these domains play an important role in global climate. At the same time, the seasonal evolution of sea-ice dominates biological [...] and analysis phase will take place between 2027 and 2030, with joint field campaigns on land, at sea and in the air.… Find out more GROCE The joint research project GROCE (short for Greenland Ice Sheet [...] Find out more FISP The loss of mass from the Antarctic Ice Sheet and the associated rise in global sea levels are linked to reduced support from ice shelves and the subsequent acceleration of glaciers.

  • Rocky Shore Ecology

    of benthic primary producers and their associated organisms. Our geographical focus is on the North Sea and the European Arctic. Through large-scale comparative studies, we assess the plasticity of species [...] community dynamics of inter- and subtidal rocky shores and adjacent seabed biotopes ( OASIS , FACE-IT , SeaKey ). We investigate experimentally adaptation strategies to current and future seawater temperatures [...] society ( Nordseebüro ). Rocky coast ecology is included in POF-IV in Subtopics 4.2 / 6.1 / 6.2 Projekte SeaKey KELPRIME OASIS Team Inka Bartsch Lars Gutow Andreas Wagner Claudia Daniel Tosia Schmithüsen Niko

  • Projects

    the (sub-) polar North Atlantic (Fram Strait, Greenland Sea, Baffin Bay) and their changes through late Quaternary times. Of special interest will be the interrelationship between sea-ice cover, meltwater [...] Arctic sea ice variability, a crucial indicator or ‘canary in the coal mine’ for the Arctic and global climate state. If greenhouse gas emissions remain unchecked and further increase, summer sea ice loss [...] draining into the Amundsen Sea, the Pine Island and Thwaites glaciers. If these two major ice streams continue retreating into the deep inner basins, they would raise the global sea level by ~1.5 m. In order

  • Passive Acoustic Monitoring - AWI OZA

    between both methods. 2016 - 2019 North Sea Pilot Pilot study in collaboration with BioConsult Holstein. Deployment of an IcLIsten Recorder in the German North Sea, southwest of the Doggerbank from October [...] System) A HAFOS deep-sea mooring consists of a long rope, up to several thousand meters, extending from the sea floor, where it is attached to an anchor weight, to some 200m below the sea surface, where it [...] to deep-sea mooring of the oceanographic Hybrid Antarctic Float Observatory (HAFOS) and the Frontiers in Arctic Marine Science (FRAM) observatory, which are distributed across the Weddell Sea and Fram

  • Polarstern longterm cruise planning

    transition zone between the northern North Atlantic and the central Arctic Ocean, and to determine the factors controlling Arctic deep-sea biodiversity. • Permanent presence at sea, from surface to depth, for the [...] The Weddell Sea features a rich and diverse ecosystem, complex sea-ice dynamics and intense ocean circulation. The physical and biogeochemical processes that prevail in the central Weddell Sea and the water [...] transition zone between the northern North Atlantic and the central Arctic Ocean, and to determine the factors controlling Arctic deep-sea biodiversity. • Permanent presence at sea, from surface to depth, for the

  • INNOVA

    biodegradable floating meshes, and automated seeding—the project aims to upscale Ulva production in the North Sea and Gran Canaria. These techniques support a circular blue bioeconomy by transforming harvested

  • Research

    OLAMUR Offshore Low-Trophic Aquaculture in Multi-use Scenario Realisation in North and Baltic Seas Find out more Mak-Pak Scale-Up Mak-Pak Scale-Up stands for "Industry-compatible process optimisation for

  • Artemics

    located between the sea ice and the warm Atlantic Water and insulates the sea ice from the heat below. As long as interior mixing processes are weak, this vertical structure persists and the sea ice is protected [...] heat around the globe. In the Arctic, the role of internal waves is less clear. This far north and under a strong sea ice cover, only few internal waves are generated. Due to global warming, however, the [...] continues to drive sea ice decline, internal wave generation and mixing could increase such that enough heat from the Atlantic Water is fluxed toward the surface that even more sea ice melts. Schematic

  • RESTORE (Kopie 3)

    scientific and technological bases for the restoration of European oyster stocks in the German North Sea need to be developed. Following the given framework of nature conservation laws, a variety of t [...] reef for further investigations on a successful restoration of the European oyster in the German North Sea was established in summer 2020, as part of the next phase, the RESTORE main project . Supported [...] spring 2017, European oysters were put inside oyster cages, and deployed in the offshore maritime area north of the island of Helgoland. An additional site within in the MarGate research field off Helgoland