• AWI researcher in Potsdam awarded ERC Advanced Grant

    new methods and models for this purpose. The researcher from the Alfred Wegener Institute in Potsdam has been awarded a prestigious Advanced Grant from the European Research Council (ERC). This grant

  • Bluehouse

    of Helgoland. The concept of the exhibition was realised by the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI), which is also responsible for the operation of the house. [...] klv". The Alfred Wegener Institute conducts research in the extreme habitats of the polar regions and oceans - from the atmosphere to the bottom of [...] projects. In future, BLUEHOUSE HELGOLAND will be operated by the Alfred Wegener Institute, supported by the municipality of Helgoland. However, all those involved still have a lot of work to do before

  • Online - Seminar on Marine Technology, Research and Experiences in Coastal waters” – MarTREC

    . 08.02.2024, 11:00 Dr. Bernadette Pogoda und Julius Ellrich, Alfred-Wegener-Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research. Development of nature conservation measures for the North Sea - [...] No download available. 14.03.2024, 11:00 Alexandre Le Moal, Alfred-Wegener-Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research. Study of the European Flat Oyster biological rythms at behaviourial [...] forward due to the public holiday) Prof. Dr. Philipp Fischer, Alfred Wegener Institute, Centre for Scientific Diving. Marie Koch, Alfred-Wegener-Institute, High-speed measurements in the Arctic: How

  • ACLOUD/AFLUX

    the coordination activities at Polarstern and Ny Alesund (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) ACLOUD and AFLUX are 2 joint aircraft campaigns of different German universities and research institutes (listed [...] employed two research aircraft, Polar 5 & 6, operated by the Alfred Wegener Institute. During about 20 research flights with each aircraft properties of cloud and aerosol particles, trace gas [...] Geophysics and Meteorology, University of Collogne, Germany AWI Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, Bremerhaven and Potsdam, Germany TROPOS Leibniz Institute for

  • Underwater Node Helgoland

    Location of the Margate underwater experimental field. (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Fig. 2) Underwater node system with connectors for power and internet. (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Fig. 3) Underwater lander system with various sensors. (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) The AWI-COSYNA Helgoland Underwater Observatory was initiated in 2012 by installing a remote operated underwater

  • Laboratory work in glaciology

    water isotopes in discrete samples: pipetting samples (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Laser spectrometer with autosampler and vaporizer (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Setup for continuous measurement [...] cores at AWI with a combination of warm and cold lab. (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Current projects Recent warming in Greenland In this project we analyse an array of firn cores from Greenland. [...] time series from Greenland over the past 1000 years. (Graphic: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Drill camp with Polar 5 in North-Greenland (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Contact Scientific management: Maria

  • Breaching 2 °C warming could lead to significant melting of the Filchner Ronne Ice Shelf

    Antarctica, reports a modelling study lead by researchers of the Alfred Wegener Institute and published in Communications Earth & Environment . This warmer water could lead to a significantly increased

  • Drifting with the clouds

    for the rapid warming of the Arctic is at the heart of a recent Alfred Wegener Institute project on Svalbard. The researchers are applying a new perspective and tracking how individual air masses cool

  • What is growing in the North Sea?

    green and red algae will follow. Developed by researchers of the Alfred Wegener Institute and external cooperation partners, it offers scientific experts and government authorities, students and interested

  • Ice loss from Northeastern Greenland underestimated

    by a new study in the scientific journal Nature, in which the Alfred Wegener Institute was also involved. As a result, the contribution of Greenland's glaciers to future sea level rise is significantly