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How does the North Sea bind, cycle and store carbon dioxide (CO2) in form of particulate organic matter on the seafloor, and how are human activities and climate change affecting this ecosystem

and environmental variability inferred from terrigenous sediment records in China and the North Pacific/Bering Sea. Universität Potsdam and Alfred-Wegener-Institut Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meere

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

discovery of the Weddell Sea in 1823, there has been no commercial fishing in this area due to the difficult, virtually impassable sea ice conditions. This makes the Weddell Sea one of the last pristine [...] A Marine Protected Area in the Weddell Sea Dr Stefan Hain, Head of the Environmental Policy Unit at the Alfred Wegener Institute. Weddell Sea CCAMLR Antarcitca The effects of climate change have long been [...] Antarctic. In contrast to the North Pole, however, in the South Pole region there are still areas that have shown few or no changes and are worth protecting (like the Weddell Sea). These areas could, for the

glacial periods, the sea level falls, because vast quantities of water are stored in the massive inland glaciers. To date, however, computer models have been unable to reconcile sea-level height with the [...] Icebergs Drifting iceberg in the Amundsen Sea (Photo: Thomas Ronge) [14 January 2021] During glacial periods, icebergs from Antarctica drifted much further north than they do today. An international team [...] lead to a shift in the jet stream and the formation of a blocking high-pressure system over the North Sea and parts of Germany. This in turn means that the April weather in Central Europe is getting much

Sciences (Elba, Italy) and taking part in international research dive missions (Antarctic, North Sea, Mediterranean Sea) she returned to Germany and in 2012 completed her doctorate at the University of Bremen [...] our society. In 2013 Bernadette Pogoda joined the AWI, and since then has been investigating the North Sea, with a focus on sustainable use and marine conservation. Since 2016, she has led the AWI’s working [...] d in numerous expeditions on board international research vessels and is a member of the AWI’s North Sea Office. Bernadette Pogoda is a joint founder of the Native Oyster Restoration Alliance (NORA), which

RESTORE and PROCEED. Marine conservation European flat oyster North Sea The North Sea is one of the world’s most intensively utilised seas, and in the past centuries it has undergone significant changes [...] influences. The various uses have particularly affected the sea’s ecosystems: native species and biotic communities that were once widespread in the North Sea, providing important ecological functions for the system [...] Paving the way for more biodiversity in the North Sea Dr Bernadette Pogoda, marine biologist at the Alfred Wegener Institute, head of the working group Marine conservation: Ecological Restoration and

jointly generate a particularly large set of time series, in the Arctic, Antarctic as well as the North Sea. These data are used in the context of AWI research programmes, but also in a range of external [...] (Neumayer-Station III) Magnetics (Neumayer-Station III) Infrasound (Neumayer-Station III) Biology North Sea Arctic (Fram and Svalbard) Antarctic Oceanography Arctic Time series Antarctic time series Terrestrial [...] ecosystems and therefore mankind, is exceedingly difficult. The study of atmospheric, open ocean, deep sea or even processes in shallow coastal waters require sustained long-term observations often deploying

From 2024, visitors can expect a unique exhibition covering everything from the history of the North Sea to the future of marine research. At the heart of the exhibition is an 80,000-litre aquarium showcasing

's ship - the Endurance - which sank in the Weddell Sea in 1915. Three weeks after the start, the team was able to locate the previously lost wreck. Researchers from the Alfred Wegener Institute were also