Sea in 1915. The researchers on board include experts from the Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI).

Joint Research Groups, including one with participation of the Alfred Wegener Institute.

for Polar Research: Professor Olaf Eisen, also researcher at Alfred Wegener Institute, and Professor Kai Bischof received this award in recognition of their contributions to research on the Arctic

A new atlas renders climate extremes in Germany visible: The Alfred Wegener Institute in the Helmholtz Climate Initiative REKLIM shows extremes based on the data from the German Weather Service. The

Award
Today (Datum), former Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI) scientist and mineralogist Prof Dr Hans-Wolfgang Hubberten received the Lifetime Achievement Award 2024 from

Scientists at the Biological Institute Helgoland (BAH) of the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research study biotic communities in the North Sea. The rocky mudflat and [...] and since 1998 the Biological Institute Helgoland belongs to the Alfred Wegener Institute. How to get here The island of Helgoland can be reached by ship (from 1.5 to 2.5 hours) and by airplane (approx. [...] and since 1998 the Biological Institute Helgoland belongs to the Alfred Wegener Institute. Further AWI Sites Bremerhaven Oldenburg Potsdam Sylt

IR image of blowing whales in the Southern Ocean (Weddell Sea). Alfred-Wegener-Institut (CC-BY 4.0) (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) ANT 22.3: V-shaped blow of a baleen whale in the Southern Ocean. Note the tilted horizon caused by the ship's roll. Alfred-Wegener-Institut (CC-BY 4.0) (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) ANT 23.6 A minke whale blows through a hole it maintains in the solid sea ice during austral winter. (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) ANT 24.3 The ice covered Southern Ocean 1 second before a whale blows (next image). Alfred-Wegener-Institut (CC-BY

in Svalbard was officially opened by the former directors of the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI), Prof. Gotthilf Hempel and Dr Rainer Paulenz, as well as

a new technical centre for polar and marine research. Here the Alfred Wegener Institute tests and develops new equipment for use in the polar regions and the deep sea. The new building is located along [...] us.” Alfred Wegener, 6 October 1930 Rasmus Willumsen from Ukkusissat was one of the Greenlanders who provided support on Wegener’s ill-fated [...] building was inaugurated on the “Telegrafenberg” in 1999. View of Wegener House (Building D) (Photo: Hero Lang) A view inside: Level 0A (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut)

The Challenge Yedoma cliff (Photo: Alfred Wegener Institut) Arctic permafrost deposits are estimated to freeze-lock as much carbon in the atmosphere, allowing a potentially [...] Project Objectives and Results Landsat true color image (Photo: Alfred Wegener Institut) Data on the spatial distribution of soil carbon pools and their vulnerability to rapid thaw processes such as [...] Association with special funds for successful ERC grants. The Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, in particular the Periglacial Research Unit in Potsdam, served as