Scientific Diving

(certified by the German Examination Board for Scientific Diving ), all scientific dives at the Alfred-Wegener-Institute are done within the framework of the German regulations for Scientific Diving BGR/GUV-R

Publications

publications and presentations of ePIC (electronic Publication Information Center) of the Alfred Wegener Institut Helmholtz-Centre for Polar and Marine Research. ePIC is an open access repository with all

Research

central Arctic Ocean, and to determine the factors controlling deep-sea biodiversity, the Alfred Wegener Institute established the LTER (Long-Term Ecological Research) site HAUSGARTEN , representing the

Observatories

decades of the 21st century. The establishment of multidisciplinary ocean observatories by the Alfred Wegener Institute will help to provide the means to accomplish this goal. Ecological time-series work at

Permafrost Region Greenhouse Gases

gas fluxes (CO2, CH4, N2O) at the Siikeneva Bog research site in Southern Finland (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Expeditions Follow our field work acitivites in our weekly expedition reports. Alaska Coastal

AWI Director Antje Boetius will join the renowned Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) in California

In spring 2025, the Director of the Alfred Wegener Institute, Prof Antje Boetius, will be appointed president of the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) in California. MBARI is one of the

SynopSys

Arctic research, data analysis, remote sensing and numerical weather prediction. Alfred Wegener Institute Alfred Wegener Institute Section Atmospheric Physics Principal Investigator: Dr. Ralf Jaiser Post Doc: [...] and mid-latitudes is thus essential. Partner SynopSys is a collaborative project involving Alfred Wegener Institute, University of Bremen and Deutscher Wetterdienst. The collaboration enables a unique i [...] Mark Weber , Dr. Alexey Rozanov PhD student: Falco Monsees German Weather Service (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Department Research and Development Principal Investigator: Alexander Cress Post Doc: Zoi

Matthias Brenner

Dumping of warfare agents Dr Matthias Brenner, marine biologist at the Alfred Wegener Institute. Chemical warfare agents Dumping Coastal waters North Sea In the past century, around 1.6 million tons of

Stefanie Arndt

Snow: the sea ice’s indispensible partner Dr Stefanie Arndt, sea-ice physicist at the Alfred Wegener Institute. Sea Ice Snow Antarctica MOSAiC Viewed from the above, the colour of the sea ice is largely

Scientific Diver

Alfred-Wegener-Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research. 2014 Course Scientific Diving at AWI (Photo: Michael Schmid) In summer 2014, the Biological Station Helgoland (Alfred-Wegener-Institute [...] "Certified Research Diver / European Scientific Diver" (Geprüfter Forschungstaucher). The Alfred Wegener Institute Centre for Scientific Diving (CSD) in cooperation with the Laboratoire d'Océanographie [...] "Certified Research Diver / European Scientific Diver" (Geprüfter Forschungstaucher). The Alfred Wegener Institute Centre for Scientific Diving (CSD) in cooperation with the Laboratoire d'Océanographie