and trends of surface-ocean processes and their bio-physical coupling. Remote Sensing (Graphic: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Modelling To predict upcoming changes in global ocean circulation, ocean productivity [...] eddy transport in Fram Strait. Modelling with data from the Fram-Strait and the Arctic (Graphic: Alfred-Wegener-Institut)

institutions from 20 countries are involved in the expedition. The mission is spearheaded by the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI). Read more about the expedition [...] unique species and assessing their extinction risk. The research led by scientists from the Alfred Wegener Institute and the University of East Anglia is now published in PLOS Biology, futher informations

the Antarctic in the summer season 1994/1995. He was the first German artist to travel to the Alfred Wegener Institute’s previous Neumayer Station on board the research icebreaker Polarstern. The laboratories [...] his second trek to the Antarctic, this time to launch his art project “Library in the Ice”. The Alfred Wegener Institute supplied the insulated cargo container that would house the library and transported

vessel. Dr. Christian Salewski, archivist at the archives for German polar research based at the Alfred Wegener Institute, has compiled this and other milestones of the over 30-year history of Polarstern. [...] polar researchers, safely returning them to a now unified Germany. Georg Forster Station (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Operations 1990-1999 1990 - The ship picks up the crew of the GDR research station [...] the southern hemisphere for a year and half. 2012 - 30th anniversary of RV Polarstern (Photo: Alfred Wegener Institut) Operations 2011-2015 03.10.2011 – RV Polarstern returns from the “Trans-Arctic Survey

An overview of the international cooperation activities of the Alfred Wegener Institute (Graphic: Alfred Wegener Institut) The Alfred Wegener Institute deploys scientists to institutions, on research vessels [...] Cooperations and networks National cooperation Established in 1980, the Alfred Wegener Institute is anchored in a global research network by numerous national and international cooperative relationships [...] than 100 cooperation agreements with universities, research institutions and other partners. The Alfred Wegener Institute is also a member of the Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres , one of the

things, how Alfred Wegener arrived at his theory back then and what young geologists today can learn from him. Alfred Lothar Wegener was born in 1880 in Berlin in a pastor's family. He spent his childhood and [...] ng there a difficult project. Alfred Wegener's grave. In view of this situation Wegener undertook it himself to supply this station with additional food and fuel. Wegener died on the way back of "Eismitte" [...] parts of Wegener's inheritance as well as historical images of his expeditions. Related research Geophysics Bathymetry Magnetometer More about Alfred Wegener Continental drift Seafloor spreading Alfred Wegener

regions and oceans are central drivers of climate-related processes. (Photo: Stefan Hendricks, Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Oceans cover seventy percent of the Earth’s surface. Characterised by their fascinating [...] climate. As an internationally respected centre of expertise on polar and marine research, the Alfred Wegener Institute is one of the very few scientific institutions in the world that are equally active [...] Combining innovative approaches, outstanding research infrastructure and years of expertise, the Alfred Wegener Institute explores nearly all aspects of the Earth system – from the atmosphere to the ocean

16 July 2024 by Andreas Waser or on 20 August 2024 by Sabine Horn. Dunkeles Wattenmeer (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut / Dario Fiorentino) AWI experts Christian Buschbaum Marine ecologist Dr Christian Buschbaum

maintain biogeochemical cycles and thus sustain our ecosystems. A. Murat Eren, a researcher at the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI), the Helmholtz Institute for

few locations. In the citizen science project “Microplastic Detectives”, researchers from the Alfred Wegener Institute, together with citizens, have now collected samples from beaches along the entire German