• Scientific Advisory Board

      Germany Dr. Hajo Eicken Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research Director Am Handelshafen 12 27570 Bremerhaven Germany Prof. Dr. Olaf Eisen Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz [...] Iversen Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research Division Spokeperson Biosciences Am Handelshafen 12 27570 Bremerhaven Germany Prof. Dr. Gerrit Lohmann Alfred Wegener Institute [...] Werner Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research Chair of the Scientific Council Klußmannstraße 3 27570 Bremerhaven Germany Guests: Dr. Angelika Dummermuth Alfred Wegener Institute

    • A new observing system for the Southern Ocean

      Antarctic ice shelves, as well as their impacts on the global climate and biodiversity. Led by the Alfred Wegener Institute, researchers from a total of 27 global partner institutions from around the world will

    • The Arctic Ocean keeps permafrost carbon firmly locked

      however, and how much remains in the ocean has hardly been quantified to date. Researchers from the Alfred Wegener Institute and MARUM – Centre for Marine Environmental Sciences at the University of Bremen have

    • Team

      Kerstin Korte, T.A. Joris Rickert, T.A. Martina Vortkamp, T.A. PBO Section Retreat 2022 (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Section retreat Ankelohe 219 (Photo: Tanja Glawatty) PBO Section retreat Worpswede

    • Taiga Forests Protect Permafrost Soils

      frozen permafrost . A recent study published in the journal Nature Climate Change , in which the Alfred Wegener Institute was involved, has now, for the first time, quantified the amount of carbon that this

    • Artemics

      tidal frequency), NIW: near-inertial waves (internal waves of near-inertial frequency). (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Mission We aim to shed light on the various feedback processes between Arctic internal

    • Education

      Bremen. (Photo: Alfred Wegener Institut) Vera Fofonova together with supervisor Sergey Danilov after her successful disputation in June 2014 at Jacobs University, Bremen. (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Research

    • Seal research in Antarctica

      research at the Filchner Outflow System (Antarctica) Weddell seal with satellite transmitter (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) The Southern Ocean (SO) represents ~10% of the world’s oceans but hosts about 50% of

    • Pay

      Pay Since 2011, the Alfred Wegener Institute has functioned according to the Collective Agreement for the Public Service of the Federation (TVöD Bund), which will usually also apply to your employment

    • Permafrost

      permafrost – with a host of grave consequences. Typical permafrost landscape in Yukon, Canada (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) What does permafrost look like? Some landscapes in the permafrost regions are reminiscent