• Merged Analysis and Forecasting

    investigate the temporal variability of processes acting on the ice cover Ice Track Plot (Graphic: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Example application of how IceTrack can support campaign planning: Here IceTrack was [...] (ULS) location in the Laptev Sea: comparison between observed and simulated draft. (Graphic: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) A novel sea ice model framework, based on the single-column sea ice model Icepack ( [...] expedition . Validation sequence for the forecasting system for the years 2018 and 2019. (Graphic: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) The figure shows a forecast of the likelihood of encountering an ice concentration

  • Arctic Pulse

    stakeholders. Suggested cruise track for the two research legs of the BeauPAIR cruise. (Graphic: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) The REVISIT airborne campaign The REVISIT campaign (Repeated surveys of EnVIronmental [...] global climate system. To better understand these transformations and their cascading impacts, the Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI), together with the German Research Centre for Geoscience (GFZ) and international [...] provide critical validation data for a wide range of satellite missions. REVISIT campaign (Graphic: Alfred-Wegener-Institut)

  • Neumayer Station III

    III An innovative base of operations for Antarctic research Despite the hostile environs, the Alfred Wegener Institute operates a research station in the Antarctic where scientists can live and work year-round: [...] deadly; yet it also contains essential data for better understanding our planet. Accordingly, the Alfred Wegener Institute operates a research station in the Antarctic where scientists can live and work year-round [...] within the station remains within a closed loop, ensuring it is put to optimal use. (Graphic: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) 1. Foundation : The station’s total weight of ca. 2,300 tonnes is distributed among

  • Communication

    Neighbourhood Projekt Wohnen in Nachbarschaften (WiN) (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) AWI Evalation March 2025 Exhibition stab thm2 (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Our trade fair appearances and events (selection)

  • PolarRes

    Romanova, Dr. Ralf Jaiser, Dr. Heidrun Matthes, Dr. Renate Treffeisen AWI PI: Dr. Annette Rinke, Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, Telegrafenberg A45N, 14473 Potsdam [...] Potsdam, Germany, ++49 (0) 331 2882130, Annette.Rinke@awi.de AWI Co-PI: Dr. Dörthe Handorf, Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, Telegrafenberg A45N, 14473 Potsdam, Germany

  • Moorings

    What are “moorings”? A current meter on a mooring line (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Moorings are measuring systems that remain in a specific location in the ocean for several years. A mooring initially [...] diagram of a mooring with a large number of oceanographic devices. (Graphic: Matthias Monsees (Alfred-Wegener-Institut))

  • Technology and Logistics

    Photo of an ice-resiliant Argo float surfacing the Antarctic Ocean in December 2008. (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut)

  • Staff

    Systems - Team Polare Terrestrial Environmental Systems - Group Photo from May 2018 (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Polar Terrestrial Environmental Systems: Research foci Staff Labs and Methods Teaching

  • Health at the Workplace

    touches on various areas of working life,” says Christoph Ruholl, Head of Human Resources at the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI). “That’s why it’s important to

  • VIDA

    components—often contradict the very goals of lightweight engineering. Recent research at the Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI) has shown that bio-inspired honeycomb and lattice structures can significantly