• Large Igneous Provinces

    volumetric volcanic output rates (Q e ) the calculations are based on. 12 (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) 13 (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Schematic sketch of the proposed emplacement model for the southern [...] BC3= Basement complex 3. For slope angles and vertical exaggeration refer to legend. 4 (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Location of seismic profiles across the Mozambique Ridge collected during cruise So232

  • Development and dynamics of ice sheets

    East ¦ West Laurentide Ice Sheet Svalbard-Barents Sea Ice Sheet IBCSO_v1_digital_chart (Graphic: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Little has been known about the long-term development especially of the WAIS, which

  • Greenland West

    influences on the northwest Greenland Ice Sheet. Our working area in the eastern Baffin Bay (Graphic: Alfred Wegener Institut) Contact Dr. Boris Dorschel-Herr Dr. Catalina Gebhardt Cooperation partners Marum Geology

  • Arctic Passion

    Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No. 101003472 (Graphic: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) In the Arctic the human-induced planetary warming already leads to changes that are [...] than 40 partner organisations and Indigenous communities from 18 countries working together. The Alfred Wegener Institute coordinates the project, Michael Karcher (Sea Ice Physics section) is the scientific

  • Bremen Senate Medal for Art and Science awarded to Prof. Antje Boetius

    In recognition of her services to science, to the Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research and to Bremen as a location for science, Prof. Antje Boetius has been awarded the

  • Climate Modelling

    atmosphere model Simulated atmospheric river event in mid-November 2019 during MOSAiC (Graphic: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) The ICON model ( Zängl et al., 2015 ) is set up in limited area mode (LAM) over the [...] M atmosphere-ice-ocean model Simulated September sea-ice extent from HIRHAM-NAOSIM (Graphic: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) HIRHAM-NAOSIM is a coupled regional climate model for the Arctic ( Dorn et al., 2019

  • Seismics

    marine seismic data collection. Seismics in west Greenland (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Difficult terrain (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Seismic waves penetrate through the ice sheet or shelf and [...] Snow streamer (Photo: Olaf Eisen, Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Subglacial conditions play a key role in the most dynamic parts of the ice sheet: ice streams, outlet glaciers and tidewater glaciers. These fast [...] most spectacular being a 4500m high Alpine saddle, Colle Gnifetti. Gimballed geophone (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Seismic data acquisition (seismics) is a technique to generate and record elastic or

  • Unique communities directly under the Arctic ice

    the sea ice is a highly dynamic habitat for a variety of organisms. A research team from the Alfred Wegener Institute has now investigated what these organisms are and how they are affected by the melting

  • Long-term observations in the Arctic Ocean

    (red), cold/fresh polar water paths (blue), regions of AWI focus in orange and green. (Graphic: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) The Arctic is an environment where global climate change is strongly manifested. The

  • Out of university

    Out of university into AWI... Paths to and from AWI (Graphic: Nele Göckemeyer) The Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI) is connected to numerous colleges and universities in many ways. Opportunities therefore [...] observational oceanography, since 2008. Starting in 2013, the NF-POGO CofE has been hosted by the Alfred Wegener Institute. Become an international ocean expert - details here...