performed and autonomous stations are installed. The helicopter takes of for a survey flight. (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut, Marcel Nicolaus) Main Contact Marcel Nicolaus Thomas Krumpen Associated colleagues [...] expedition. At the beginning, we will guide the new Tara Polar Station into the sea ice. (Graphic: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Regime 1: Future Arctic (Photo: Marcel Nicolaus) Regime 2: Present Arctic (Photo: Marcel [...] measurement types. Regions of Deployments 1 and 2 mostly host the autonomous devices. (Graphic: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) On-route measurements and regional surveys With Polarstern, the helicopters and also

Ocean-Ice Shelf Interaction Figure 1: Map of Antarctica (Graphic: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) The accelerating rate of mass loss of the Antarctic and Greenland ice sheets, responsible for global sea level [...] Ocean abyss (Fig. 2). Antarctic Ice Sheet tomorrow Results of numerical models, developed at the Alfred Wegener Institute to study the sea ice-ocean-ice shelf system under climate change, show that atmospheric [...] Weddell Seae Darstellung der hydrographischen Bedingungen im südlichen Weddellmeer. (Graphic: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Figure 3: Bottom topography beneath the Antarctic Ice Sheet according to Bedmap2. (Graphic:

algae were cultured in the laboratory (Photo: J. Meier, Alfred Wegener Institut) The test organism Arthrospira platensis (Photo: S. Ende, Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Our team ist growing too Dr. Abdelfatah Abomohra [...] de Rohstoffe , Bundesministerium für Ernährung und Landwirtschaft The PhycoKult-team (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) The test facility in Sehnde (Photo: INPUT Ingenieure GmbH) Die Anlage (Photo: INPUT

congratulate Sarah Kempf on the successful defense of her doctoral thesis! Christian Bock (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Head of section Dr. Christian Bock Deputies Dr. Felix Mark Team assistance Ursula Liebert

the central Arctic Ocean, and to determine the factors controlling deep-sea biodiversity, the Alfred Wegener Institute established the LTER (Long-Term Ecological Research) site HAUSGARTEN , representing

content (integrated in the area in blue on the map) freFresh water content cha (Graphic: T. Kovacs, Alfred-Wegener-Institut) The Arctic Ocean receives freshwater by run-off from Asia north of the Himalaya. Large

beyond the capabilities and infrastructure of any single scientific programme or nation. The Alfred Wegener Institute has therefore joined forces with institutions from many different countries, including

interest. PACES: Topic 2 WP2 Group leader: Dr. Gunnar Gerdts Dr. Antje Wichels MALDI TOF (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut)

Sustainability in Agriculture" (EIP Agri) Microalga Arthrospira platensis (Photo: J. Henjes, Alfred-Wegener-Institut)

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