• Team

    melt events on stable oxygen isotope records from the Arctic. Due to rising temperatures over recent decades, the frequency of melt events in Arctic regions has increased. However, current models describing [...] Resolution in the harbour of Fremantle before International Ocean Discovery Program Exp. 356 (Photo: Jeroen Groeneveld) Reconstructing past ocean water conditions using geochemistry in foraminifera I am a [...] e structure of climate change) and the RECORDER research unit of the cluster of excellence: “The Ocean Floor – Earth’s Uncharted Interface”. It is joint effort of the Earth System Diagnostics group of

  • Detaillierte Beschreibung

    each day for 1 year) - self contained vehicel (internal data storage to avoid problems with ice in arctic regions) - measure C,T and p with precision high enough to indicate convective events in polar regions [...] is placed onto the vehicle at the time a cast shall start, and it is removed when it reaches the ocean bottom. The vehicle itself is balanced to posess some buoyancy and to swim up by itself, finally reaching

  • Architecture

    function reliably in the most remote regions of the Earth – for example, for use in the Antarctic and Arctic deep sea at a pressure of over 500 bar. Over a long period of time without service or maintenance [...] bay, where they can be packed for expeditions before beginning their voyage to the Antarctic or Arctic – Expedition Tomorrow . The story behind the centre’s namesake Support and technical staff have a [...] chose to dedicate his life to supporting the great Alfred Wegener on his research expeditions to the Arctic. “...and make sure that one watch is set aside for Rasmus, who will be accompanying us.” Alfred Wegener

  • Further Publications

    642-32235-8 Xu, X., M. Werner, M. Butzin, and G. Lohmann, 2013: Oceanic d18O Variation and its Relation to Salinity in the MPI-OM Ocean Model . In: "Earth System Science: Bridging the Gaps between Disciplines [...] Werner, K., Lohmann, G., Prange, M. and Stein, R., 2015: Holocene environmental variability in the Arctic Gateway . In: "Integrated Analysis of Interglacial Climate Dynamics (INTERDYNAMIC)". M. Schulz and [...] 2-32235-8 Pfeiffer, M, and G. Lohmann, 2013: The Last Interglacial as Simulated by an Atmosphere-Ocean General Circulation Model: Sensitivity Studies on the Influence of the Greenland Ice Sheet . In: "Earth

  • Labs

    learning and deep learning for permafrost region remote sensing applications Remote sensing of Arctic Ocean Color Upscaling of permafrost region field measurements with remote sensing Generating permafrost

  • Publications

    1126/science.adp3491 Gou, R., K. Wolf, C. Hoppe, L. Wu, G. Lohmann, 2025: The changing nature of future Arctic marine heatwaves and its potential impacts on the ecosystem. Nature Climate Change, doi.org/10 [...] Lohmann G, Boers N, Daniau AL, Oliveira RS, Campos MC, Shi X, De Oliveira PE, 2014: Slowdown of ocean circulation increases the vulnerability of northern Amazon forests. Nature Geoscience 2024. DOI: 10 [...] and M. Kucera, 2023: Plankton biogeography shows strong meridional variation in ice age to modern ocean warming. Nat. Geosci., DOI:10.1038/s41561-023-01328-7 2022 Pontes, G., A. Taschetto, A. Sen Gupta

  • Projects

    degradation and impacts of contaminants of emerging concern (CECs) in the oceans through case studies in the Atlantic, the Arctic and the Mediterranean. It is developing new methods for assessing the impact [...] tipping points and impacts on the functioning of local ecosystems and services. Disko Bay and the Arctic Station, Qeqertarsuaq, Disko Bay, Greenland (Photo: Uwe John) Funded by: Federal Ministry of Education [...] functional adaptations of LOV-domain blue light photoreceptors in Antarctic versus temperate and Arctic diatoms. The project is carried out in cooperation with the AG Kroth, University of Konstanz . Antarctic

  • Cooperations

    largest marine research alliances. The DAM aims to strengthen the sustainable use of coasts, seas and oceans through research and transfer, data management and digitalisation, and by coordinating the infra [...] Survey United Kingdom University of Alaska Fairbanks United States Norwegian Polar Institute Norway Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute (AARI) Russia University of Tromso (UiT) Norway IFREMER France Woods

  • In situ measurements

    and O. Schrems, Tropospheric ozone depletion in polar regions: A comparison of observations in the Arctic and Antarctic. Tellus, 50B, 34-50, 1998. Frieß, U., J. Hollwedel, G. König-Langlo, T. Wagner, and [...] half-life time of 3.82 days. The main source is emission of 222 Rn from terrestrial soil, while the oceanic source strength (with two order of magnitude lower emission rates) can usually considered as negligible [...] However, in case of Neumayer continental sources are far away and our measurements indicate that oceanic emissions significantly contribute to the measured signal and especially to the seasonal maximum

  • AWI Sustainability Guideline

    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