• Antarctic Biology

    ecology, sea ice. Irene Schloss: Hydrography, biology potter_cove_Anders_Torstensson.jpg (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Zooplankton time series of the Polarstern expeditions Background Several long-term [...] Summary of Polarstern stations in the Antarctic where zooplankton was sampled and analyzed (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut)

  • Online - Seminar on Marine Technology, Research and Experiences in Coastal waters” – MarTREC

    forward due to the public holiday) Prof. Dr. Philipp Fischer, Alfred Wegener Institute, Centre for Scientific Diving. Marie Koch, Alfred-Wegener-Institute, High-speed measurements in the Arctic: How to d [...] ecosystems. No download available. 08.02.2024, 11:00 Dr. Bernadette Pogoda und Julius Ellrich, Alfred-Wegener-Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research. Development of nature conservation [...] for the North Sea - Project RESTORE No download available. 14.03.2024, 11:00 Alexandre Le Moal, Alfred-Wegener-Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research. Study of the European Flat Oyster

  • Bluehouse

    Scientists from the Alfred Wegener Institute developed the content concept of the exhibition together with the municipality of Helgoland and the agency "studio klv". The Alfred Wegener Institute conducts [...] olstein and the municipality of Helgoland. The concept of the exhibition was realised by the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI), which is also responsible for [...] serves as a foundation for their projects. In future, BLUEHOUSE HELGOLAND will be operated by the Alfred Wegener Institute, supported by the municipality of Helgoland. However, all those involved still have

  • Research Vessel and Icebreaker Polarstern

    Vessel Polarstern is the most important resource for German polar research and the flagship of the Alfred Wegener Institute. Commissioned on 9 December 1982, the Polarstern has since logged more than 1.963 million [...] scientific data from various projects are regularly recorded, saved and, if need be, forwarded. The Alfred Wegener Institute’s research stations wouldn’t be able to operate without the Polarstern; for example [...] of communicating science in a comprehensible and inspiring manner. For the fifth time now, the Alfred Wegener Institute is organising this extraordinary training programme with a host of partners. Investigating

  • 25 years of the Arctic Station in Svalbard

    ago, the German Arctic Station 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

  • Triaxus

    Typical sensor configuration (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Specialty of CTD data CTD Sensors: starboard and port side of the "Triaxus" sensor carrier (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) The specialty of the [...] vertical "Undulation" mode Undulation mode (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Triaxus data example based on PS113 024_02 "equator crossing" (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) With the setting "Undulation" in the [...] Triaxus Towed System "topAWI" Triaxus towing body on deck of RV Polarstern. (Photo: Jan Gerken, Alfred-Wegener-Institut) The topAWI Triaxus (towed ocean profiler of the AWI) is a towed system manufactured

  • AWI project for marine nature conservation and biodiversity wins award

    European Oyster
    The Alfred Wegener Institute’s project to “establish the sustainable production of seed oysters for a long-term reintroduction programme (PROCEED)” has now been named an official project

  • The future of the Thwaites Glacier

    most detailed and extensive examinations of a massive Antarctic glacier ever undertaken. The Alfred Wegener Institute directly participated in an expedition during which researchers explored the structure

  • Which types of jellyfish are there in the Arctic Ocean today – and which will still be there tomorrow?

    Arctic Ocean. The group will receive financial support from the Helmholtz Association and the Alfred Wegener Institute.

  • Young people share what they have learned with the world

    June 2019, 33 young scientists from around the globe will be celebrating their graduation at the Alfred Wegener Institute. Ten scholarship holders have come to the end of a 10-month programme, and 23 young