Partner

internationally-respected multi-disciplinary research institutions. The partner institutions are: Alfred Wegener Institut Helmholtz Zentrum für Polar und Meeresforschung (Germany) Centre National de la Recherché [...] and Assessment Programme Secretariat World Ocean Council EU-PolarNet Participants (Photo: Alfred Wegener Institut)

EU-PolarNet

respected multi-disciplinary research institutions. The consortium is coordinated by the Alfred Wegener Institute. From 2015-2020, EU-PolarNet will develop and deliver a strategic framework and mechanisms

Core Repository

Data Publisher Sample request Submit your sample request to curator @ awi.de repository at Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research Am Alten Hafen 26 27568 Bremerhaven, Germany

The new Polarstern: Contract for new German research icebreaker awarded

Systems. company received the official contract to construct a new research icebreaker from the Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI) today, marking the end of a two and a half-year-long Europe-wide call for tenders

Marked decrease in Arctic pressure ridges

ecosystem. In a recently released study in the journal Nature Climate Change , experts from the Alfred Wegener Institute report on this trend and analyse observational data from three decades of aerial surveys

More and stronger marine heatwaves in the Arctic – with severe consequences

with abrupt temperature changes occurring at unprecedented rates. A new study led by the Alfred Wegener Institute shows how marine heatwaves will also become much more intense and frequent in the Arctic

More than 1.2 million years old ice core drilled

is a historic milestone for climate research: an international research team involving the Alfred Wegener Institute has successfully drilled a 2,800 metre-long ice core , reaching the bedrock beneath the

Coastal Ecology

Coastal Ecology Wadden Sea Station Sylt (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) The research work of the Section Coastal Ecology covers the complex interface between land and sea. We specialise in the ecosystems [...] tackle the major challenges facing our coastal ecosystems. Prof. Dr. Maarten Boersma (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Section Head Prof. Dr. Maarten Boersma Deputy Head Dr. Sabine Horn Assistance Rasha Ba

Application procedure

admission procedure: Info evening for the new HIGHSEA class 24: Friday 14.02.2025, 5 pm At the Alfred Wegener Institute, Am Handelshafen 12, 27570 Bremerhaven, main entrance. Information evening CvO GyO: Wednesday [...] upper secondary schools in the Bremerhaven region (HIGHSEA profile) must be submitted to the Alfred Wegener Institute. We also need a copy of your last report card on this day. The application form and certificate [...] can find the application form here . Written test: 24.02.2025 at 2 am. You will come to the Alfred Wegener Institute on your own for a written test. We do not invite you to this test, you simply come to us

Polar Terrestrial Environmental Systems

Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Correlation of multidecadal temperature variations in Brussels with temperature variations in the rest of the world in a climate model simulation (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) [...] Illustration des Konzepts "Bi-Stabilität des borealen Waldes und glaziales Erbe". (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Lake & Sea ice algae Lake & Sea ice algae Die saisonale Ausdehnung und die Eigenschaften [...] taxonomischen und funktionellen Zusammensetzung von Eisalgen in Seen und Ozeanen. (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) High-resolution reconstruction of regional climate changes in Antarctica High-resolution