• Marcel Nicolaus

    processes between the atmosphere and the ocean. The observed sea ice changes affect the climate and ecosystem, extending to our latitudes. The decline of Arctic sea ice in area and volume is one of the [...] Observer | 28.07.2020 Sea ice extent in the Arctic reaches historical low in July Find out more > Carbon Brief | 18.11.2019 Inside MOSAiC: How a year-long Arctic expedition is helping climate science Find [...] future, we will focus more on studying the physical snow and ice properties in interaction with the ocean and atmosphere, but also study linkages to the ecosystem. We will continue expanding our measurements

  • A significant amount of dissolved organic carbon in the Arctic Ocean comes from land

    melting more and more frozen ground in the Arctic. This dissolved matter contains large amounts of organic carbon which is flowing into the central Arctic ocean. In a new study, scientists led by Alfred [...] matter accumulates in the central Arctic Ocean. Using chemical fingerprints, they were able to assess how fast it degrades, thus releasing additional CO2 to the ocean. These findings are an important basis [...] basis to project how inputs from land affect Arctic marine ecosystems and the ability of the ocean to store CO2 in a warming climate. The results are published in the journal Nature Geoscience.

  • Dr. Anna Maria Irrgang

    anna.irrgang@awi.de
    +49(331)58174-5429
    Telegrafenberg A45, 14473 Potsdam

  • Antje Boetius

    2 MB Prof. Dr. Antje Boetius Director of Alfred, jpg | 1 MB Media Arctic Circle (Video) | 15.05.2024 Arctic Circle 2024 – Panel “Arctic Climate” Find out more > Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung | 04.07.2024 Report [...] Boetius’s research focuses on the impacts of climate change on the Earth’s oceans and polar regions, especially in connection with Arctic amplification, as well as changes in the biological pump and marine microbial [...] Tyler Prize Lecture | 08.04.2023 The changing arctic - Vortrag von Prof. Dr. Antje Boetius (AWI) Senckenberg Dialogue | 23.10.2020 MOSAiC – the largest Arctic expedition of our time Futurium Policy advice

  • Detlef Wilde

    vessel Icebreaker Expedition New Polarstern The Research Vessel Polarstern has been underway in the Arctic and Antarctic for 40 years, giving experts from around the globe the opportunity to safely and e [...] The goal is to find solutions for preserving the ecological equilibrium of the polar regions and oceans for future generations. The requirements profile reflects the lessons learned over the Polarstern’s

  • Dr. Ilka Peeken

    Ilka.Peeken@awi.de
    +49(471)4831-1626
    Am Handelshafen 12, 27570 Bremerhaven

  • Publications

    Danilov, N. Koldunov, C.Liu, V. Mueller, D. Sidorenko and T. Jung, 2024: Eddy activity in the Arctic Ocean projected to surge in a warming world . Nature Climate Change , 14 , 156–162, doi.org/10.1038 [...] 387 , 68–73, doi.org/10.1126/science.adq7280 . Wang, Q., S. Danilov, and T. Jung, 2024: Arctic freshwater anomaly transiting to the North Atlantic delayed within a buffer zone. Nature Geosci [...] Beech, N., T. Rackow, T. Semmler, S. Danilov, Q. Wang and T. Jung, 2022: Long-term evolution of ocean eddy activity in a warming world. Nature Climate Change , 9 , 910–917, doi.org/10.1038/s41558-022-01478-3

  • UN Climate Change Conference

    years. AWI climate scientist Prof Judith Hauck coordinated the assessment of the ocean sink for the report. “The oceans have absorbed 29 per cent of total CO2 emissions over the past ten years. This makes [...] hope to help strengthen the visibility of the ocean in the political arena and support a more integrated approach in which climate, biodiversity, and the ocean are understood as inseparable.” Permafrost Similar [...] having an increasingly significant impact on natural sinks and is weakening the important function of oceans and vegetation on land to store CO₂. “The sinks are tremendously important for us as they give us

  • Dr. Bennet Juhls

    bennet.juhls@awi.de
    +49(331)58174-5443
    Telegrafenberg A45, 14473 Potsdam

  • Dr. Myriel Vredenborg

    myriel.vredenborg@awi.de
    +49(471)4831-1807
    Barkhausenstraße 2, 27568 Bremerhaven