• Phycotoxins

      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

    • Permafrost

      Hollands / AWI, 2014) (Photo: Alfred Wegener Institut) Polar Meteorology Earth Observing Systems Remote sensing of the Cryosphere (© ESA / USGS / NASA / NSIDC) (Photo: Alfred Wegener Institut) Remote sensing [...] (© ESA / Envisat, 2006) (Photo: Alfred Wegener Institut) Drift and deformation of sea ice Polynias Terra Nova Bay Polynia (© NSIDC / Modis, 2013) (Photo: Alfred Wegener Institut) Observation of coastal [...] Landsat-8, 2012) (Photo: Alfred Wegener Institut) Mass loss of the antarctic ice shield Snow Accumulation Inland ice in Antarctica (© ESA / Envisat, 2008) (Photo: Alfred Wegener Institut) Retrieval of snow

    • Sea ice motion and deformation

      Hollands / AWI, 2014) (Photo: Alfred Wegener Institut) Polar Meteorology Earth Observing Systems Remote sensing of the Cryosphere (© ESA / USGS / NASA / NSIDC) (Photo: Alfred Wegener Institut) Remote sensing [...] delta (© NASA / Landsat , 2000) (Photo: Alfred Wegener Institut) Charting the Arctic Tundra Polynias Terra Nova Bay Polynia (© NSIDC / Modis, 2013) (Photo: Alfred Wegener Institut) Observation of coastal polynias [...] Landsat-8, 2012) (Photo: Alfred Wegener Institut) Mass loss of the antarctic ice shield Snow Accumulation Inland ice in Antarctica (© ESA / Envisat, 2008) (Photo: Alfred Wegener Institut) Retrieval of snow

    • Modell Simulations

      Model Simulations What are sea ice models used for? Example of a sea ice model (Graphic: Alfred Wegener Institut) The Arctic areas - ocean even more than land - are difficult to reach, for several winter

    • SHERPA

      analyses of images from Mann et al. (2004) . Screenshot SHERPA (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Segmented diatom valve (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut)

    • For graduate theses

      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

    • Carbon

      Permafrost carbon Sampling a Yedoma cliff, Sobo Sise island, Lena Delta (Photo: Alfred Wegener Institut) Arctic landscapes, especially those underlain by permafrost, are threatened by climate warming and [...] of organic matter into the soil column. Scheme of the permafrost carbon feedback loop (Photo: Alfred Wegener Institut) Today, we know that syngenetic freezing of organic matter over a period of thousands

    • Participants

      Partners HB-Cluster: • Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research • University of Bremen, Department of Geosciences • MARUM, Center for Marine Environmental Sciences, Bremen • Konrad-Zuse-Zentrum

    • PhycoFarming

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

    • N-out of Aquaculture

      membrande destillation prototype (Foto: IUV/Kurtz) (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Pike perch (Photo: glammeier+john) (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut)