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

Remote Sensing Map of Arctic sea ice thickness (April 2015) obtained from CryoSat-2 data (Graphic: Alfred Wegener Institut) Contact: Dr. Stefan Hendricks The inaccessibility and sheer size of sea ice covered [...] based on measuring the height of ice floes above the sea surface with radar altimeters (Graphic: Alfred Wegener Institut)

used for sensitive and specific detection of paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP) toxins. (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Bioassay-guided fractionation to chemically characterise secondary metabolites Analytical [...] tandem mass spectrometry) for the detection of organic trace compounds in marine samples. (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) LC-MS/MS chromatogram of a planktonic field samples from the North Sea containing several

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produce base data sets for habitat studies. Larsen A, B, and C ice shelves, Weddell Sea (Graphic: Alfred Wegener Institut) Contact Dr. Boris Dorschel Prof. Dr. Wilfried Jokat Cooperation partners Geology, AWI

c-axes measurements with the automated fabric analyser (Graphic: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Crystal orientations (also called fabrics or lattice orientations ) represent an important subject of microstructure

cryo-Raman spectrometer (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) The cryo-Raman spectrometer of the Glaciology section is optimised for measurements on ice and other frozen samples. The whole microscope unit is [...] Long-time measurements across several days are also possible. Ice sample during measurement (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) The high spatial and spectral resolution and the automated mapping features enable

Ny-Ålesund. (Photo: Alfred Wegener Institut) Publication Change of the winter mean (December-January-February) relative humidity from Ny-Ålesund radiosondes. (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) A manuscript [...] Arctic (AWIPEV Research Base in Ny-Ålesund, Spitsbergen) Radiosonde launch in Ny-Ålesund. (Photo: Alfred Wegener Institut) In Ny-Ålesund, radiosonde measurements are operated since 1991, with regular daily [...] Annual cycle of tropospheric temperatures from radiosondes 1993 to 2014 in Ny-Ålesund. (Photo: Alfred Wegener Institut) Ny-Alesund Radiosondes: Reference Upper-Air Data The inhomogeneity in the historical

subsurface reflections along a profile. Ground-penetrating radar survey at Kohnen station (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut)

microbiologist Dr. Uwe John explains work processes to students in the lab. (Photo: Sina Löschke) The Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI) promotes students already at the start of their academic career. Through close