• Laboratory work in glaciology

      isotopes in discrete samples: pipetting samples (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Laser spectrometer with autosampler and vaporizer (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Setup for continuous measurement of snow- [...] 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 Hörhold [...] near Kohnen-Station, Antarctica with the spatial variability of stable water isotopes. (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Measurement techniques Analysis of discrete samples For the analysis of discrete samples

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

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

    • Drifting with the clouds

      air masses from the open ocean 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

    • What is growing in the North Sea?

      of 68 brown algae species; 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

    • Ice loss from Northeastern Greenland underestimated

      the century. This is suggested 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

    • The history of our continents

      the 40th anniversary of the documentary series “Terra X”. Prof. Antje Boetius, director of the Alfred Wegener Institute, gives an overview of Australia and Oceania.

    • Antarctica: coming to a postcode near you

      Committee on Antarctic Research, which was presented by Hans-Otto Pörtner, ecophysiologist at the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine research (AWI) at the 44th Antarctic Treaty

    • Marine organisms: "Light sensor" detects correct moon phase

      conditions to which they are exposed. A team led by the two researchers Kristin Tessmar-Raible (Alfred Wegener Institute and Max Perutz Labs Vienna) and Eva Wolf (Johannes Gutenberg University and Institute

    • Outstanding Dissertation on Climate Change

      Award
      Dr. Jan Nitzbon, scientist at the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) was awarded the 2020 Wladimir Köppen Prize for his doctoral thesis, which represents

    • EU Provides 15 Million Euros of Funding for Arctic Project

      Programme to fund the Arctic PASSION project for the period 2021 to 2025. Under the leadership of the Alfred Wegener Institute, a consortium of 35 partners will promote the integration of international environmental