• An entire year trapped in the Arctic ice

    take climate and ecosystem research to the next level. The mission will be spearheaded by the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI).

  • How larches are conquering Siberia’s high northern reaches

    Arctic
    Researchers from the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research have for the first time reconstructed the historical development of the larch forests in northern

  • Massive meteorite impact crater discovered

    been found under one of Earth’s continental ice sheets. The research aircraft Polar 6 from the Alfred Wegener Instittue verified the discovery with radar measurements. The research is described in a new

  • How the seafloor of the Antarctic Ocean is changing – and the climate is following suit

    will they do so in the future? A team of international experts, led by geophysicists from the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI), has now shed new light on nine

  • Strategy & History

    Strategy Activities (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) The process took a considerable amount of time. In 2003, only one person was employed in the field of bionic lightweight construction. The number of

  • Forecasting low flow conditions for the Elbe and Rhine:

    avoided if modern forecasting methods had been used. That is the conclusion researchers at the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) reached after testing their recently

  • Good news: European sea bass absorb virtually no microplastic in their muscle tissue

    Aquaculture/Nutrition
    In a new laboratory study, experts from the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) investigated how many microplastic particles would be

  • Negotiations on an MPA in the Weddell Sea

    regarding the establishment of a Marine Protected Area (MPA) in the Weddell Sea. Experts from the Alfred Wegener Institute were instrumental in preparing the application for the European Union (EU), which was

  • WP1

    Wachstums getestet wird. Mehl aus Seestern - ein Futtermittel für die nachhaltige Aquakultur? (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Lead: Matt Slater Assistant: Vanessa Fuchs Contact: Mail to Matt or Vanessa (0)471

  • QUARCCS

    Ritter, A. Schulz, Prof. K. Dethloff, Dr. X. Yu Alfred Wegener Institute, section Sea Ice Physics : Prof. C. Haas, Dr. T. Krumpen, J. Belter Alfred Wegener Institute, section Polar Biological Oceanography [...] 2017, Potsdam quarccs-kickoff-pdm_2017.JPG (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Second Meeting, June 2018, Moscow group_photo-moscow.jpg (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Download agenda here... Third Meeting [...] doi:10.5194/tc-14-1727-2020 Partners: • Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, Potsdam, Section Atmospheric Physics • Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar