public. The use in research applications is usually free. Examples: Ocean Data View, a programme to visualise large geo-referenced data files UltraMassExplorer, a browser-based tool for the interactive [...] - From research to business Technology Transfer Office Spin-offs Ocean Data View Inventions, innovative technologies and services originate, e.g. from the following R&D fields of the Alfred-Wegener-Institute [...] the few institutions worldwide that conduct research both in the Arctic and Antarctic. The expertise of AWI with research in polar regions and the operation of the required infrastructure in harsh

specially adapted biotic community. Ice-covered seascape in the Arctic Ocean (Photo: Esther Horvath) The deep sea in the polar regions In the Arctic, living at the bottom of the sea poses unique challenges [...] standards. For another, food is harder to come by. The central Arctic Ocean is largely covered with ice and – unlike the Antarctic’s Southern Ocean – surrounded by landmasses. Exchanges with the Atlantic [...] place via two comparatively narrow passages. As a result, the Arctic Ocean is an extremely nutrient-poor one, where less algae grows than in the waters of the temperate latitudes – which also means

Özgür Dr. Laurent Oziel Postdoc I monitor physical changes in the Arctic environment (Ocean currents, water masses, mesoscale features, mixing, sea ice…) and study their impacts on phytoplankton dynamics [...] the BMBF nuArctic projects. nuArctic investigates nutrient remineralization combining modelling experiments with observations from the MOSAiC expedition [...] examined the decadal variability of the carbon cycle in the Indian Ocean region. For the Ph.D. I am doing Ocean Biogeochemical Modeling for Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement in deep and bottom water formation

discuss the situation in the High North: What characterizes the Arctic environment? What changed in the Arctic over the last decades? What is permafrost? How does thawing permafrost affect the Arctic [...] research topics or explore the conflict of interests of different Arctic stakeholders. Lesson Plan Permafrost in the Arctic Living in the wild North The Permafrost Risk The Ocean Race Summit Dr. Rebecca [...] the ocean’s role in the climate and climate change in general. Rebecca explained how the ocean regulates climate, what changes are happening

Stable Isotope Facility Bremerhaven Nutrient Facility Observatories Ocean: FRAM Water: COSYNA Meteorology Geophysics Ships Polarstern Heincke Uthörn Mya II Aade Stations Neumayer Station III Arctic Station

and impacts of contaminants of emerging concern (CECs) in the oceans through case studies in the Atlantic, the Arctic and the Mediterranean. It is developing new methods for assessing the impact of [...] blue light photoreceptors in Antarctic versus temperate and Arctic diatoms. The project is carried out in cooperation with the AG Kroth, University of Konstanz . Antarctic Diatoms (Photo: Melissa [...] interactions in a co-evolutionary context in a changing Arctic ecosystem. Functional Genomics and Ecological Impact of Viral Infection in the Toxic Haptophyte Prymnesium polylepis 2014-2016

depletion in polar regions: A comparison of observations in the Arctic and Antarctic. Tellus, 50B, 34-50, 1998. Frieß, U., J. Hollwedel, G. König-Langlo, T. Wagner, and U. Platt, Dynamics and chemistry [...] source is emission of 222 Rn from terrestrial soil, while the oceanic source strength (with two order of magnitude lower emission rates) can usually considered as negligible. However, in case of Neumayer [...] continental sources are far away and our measurements indicate that oceanic emissions significantly contribute to the measured signal and especially to the seasonal maximum in late summer after retreat of

). The scientists in Potsdam carry out expeditions to the Arctic and Antarctic. They are mainly devoted to Arctic research - in particular in the permanently frozen areas of Siberia and the Arctic [...] predict the effects of future interventions in the system. German Arctic Office Since 2017, the German Arctic Office at AWI Potsdam serves as an information and cooperation platform for German stakeholders invested in Arctic science, politics and industry. It enhances the visibility of Germany's engagement in the Arctic on a national and international

types with detailed uncertainty assessment using multi-sensor ocean color and sea surface temperature satellite products. Journal Geoph. Res.-Oceans 126: e2020JC017127, doi: 10.1029/2020JC0171275. [...] TROPOMI’s high spectrally resolved satellite data to fill gaps in ocean color observations. Oceans from Space V, Venice, Italy, 24 Oct 2022, Oral. Alvarado L., Bracher A., Oelker J., Losa S., Soppa M., [...] A. , Voelker C., Alvarez E. (2022) Toward the Synergistic Use of Ocean Colour Products to Improve the Description of Phytoplankton Productivity within the Global Ocean. ESA Ocean Carbon from Space Workshop

the Arctic Ocean to increasing sunlight, driving a 56% rise in organic matter production through photosynthesis (net primary production) over [...] due to warming, releasing more nutrients and carbon into the Arctic Ocean, delivered from rivers and coastal erosion. While it might seem logical that these additional nutrients would enhance the [...] the pump’s efficiency, challenging assumptions about the Arctic’s ability to store carbon in a warming world.