in various research areas: Climate and Geoscience (atmosphere, ocean, ice and land), Coastal and Shelf Sea Systems, Terrestrial Arctic Ecosystems and Permafrost, Marine and Polar Life, Aquaculture, Bionics

Research focuses on areas in the Arctic and sub-Arctic, the Arctic Ocean, the Southern Ocean and Antarctica. The studies include reconstructions of ice sheet dynamics, oceanic circulation and tectonic processes

fate of the Arctic Ocean in times of climate change Link to project webpage ARJEL To better understand the role of jellyfish in Arctic seas, the Helmholtz Young Investigators Group ARJEL (ARctic JELlifish) [...] Effect in the Arctic Ecosystem – is to assess the consequences of the decline in silicic acid concentration in the inflow of North Atlantic water into the Eurasian Arctic for the Arctic marine ecosystem [...] project webpage SO-CLIM Linkt to project webpage oceanPeak ERC Starting Grant OceanPeak COLDSPOT The project investigates where and why Arctic soils act as sinks for methane and nitrous oxide. link project

fate of the Arctic Ocean in times of climate change Link to project webpage ARJEL To better understand the role of jellyfish in Arctic seas, the Helmholtz Young Investigators Group ARJEL (ARctic JELlifish) [...] Effect in the Arctic Ecosystem – is to assess the consequences of the decline in silicic acid concentration in the inflow of North Atlantic water into the Eurasian Arctic for the Arctic marine ecosystem [...] project webpage SO-CLIM Linkt to project webpage oceanPeak ERC Starting Grant OceanPeak COLDSPOT The project investigates where and why Arctic soils act as sinks for methane and nitrous oxide. link project

An entire year trapped in the Arctic ice MOSAiC - Multidisciplinary drifting Observatory for the Study of Arctic Climate It is the largest-scale Arctic research expedition of all time: From autumn 2019 [...] research icebreaker Polarstern drifted through the Arctic Ocean, trapped in the ice. Participants from institutions from more than 20 countries studied the Arctic over the course of the year. They overwintered [...] other region has warmed as much as the Arctic in recent decades. Therefore, the MOSAiC project's goal was to reach a better understanding of the influence that the Arctic has on the global climate. Hence, it

Coastal permafrost erosion, organic carbon and nutrient release to the arctic nearshore zone (COPER) Permafrost Erosion Arctic permafrost coasts account for 34% of the coasts of the Earth and are extremely [...] matrix upon contact with seawater and are instantly washed away by incoming waves. With warming in the Arctic expected to be roughly two to four times as high as the global mean, sea ice extent is expected to [...] and changes to the nearshore food-web through the release of sediment and organic matter to the ocean. A comprehensive understanding of the processes at work at the local level is nonetheless still lacking

affecting fishing in the Southern Ocean? To FAQ element How can fish survive in the frigid waters of the Southern Ocean? Due to its high salinity, the Southern Ocean’s water doesn’t freeze at zero degrees [...] Southern Ocean. In winter, sea ice up to 1.5 metres thick forms atop the water. Air temperatures over the sea ice can easily reach minus 30 degrees Celsius. Given its high salinity, the ocean’s water only [...] ice? Similar to the Arctic, the Antarctic is home to numerous species that have adapted to life in, on or below the ice. For example, of the six seal species native to the Southern Ocean, only the Antarctic

nearshore food-web through the release of sediment and organic matter to the ocean. Survey-like studies on coastal erosion in the Arctic exist, but a comprehensive understanding of local processes is lacking [...] Coastal Permafrost Profile About 34% of the world's coasts are affected by Arctic permafrost and are particularly sensitive to climate change. The frozen bluffs lose the cohesion provided by the permafrost [...] seawater and are instantly washed away by incoming waves. In the course of the expected warming in the Arctic, which is estimated to be about two to four times as high as the global average, favourable conditions

systems across the Arctic and Antarctic, using research vessels, such as the icebreaker Polarstern , observatories, aircrafts, and satellites to capture the evolving dynamics of the ocean, atmosphere, sea [...] climate is shaped by intricate physical and biogeochemical processes in the atmosphere, cryosphere, and ocean. Understanding these processes – especially in the rapidly changing polar regions where the changes

for employees, politics and society. As a major research centre, the AWI maintains stations in the Arctic and Antarctic, research vessels and polar aircraft. This is associated with a comparatively high [...] societal options for action. With our research on changes in the atmosphere, the cryosphere, the ocean and the coast, corresponding feedback mechanisms as well as the consequences of climate change for [...] habitats and species and the overall significance of the UN goals for sustainable development for oceans and polar regions and to keeping these issues present in the public consciousness. A particular challenge