• Ice Ocean Dynamics

    (Graphic: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Fig. 3b (Graphic: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Fig. 3c (Graphic: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Figure 1: Surface circulation of the Arctic Ocean (Graphic: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) [...] which mark the Atlantic origin waters (Karcher et al, 2012) (Graphic: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Fig. 3d (Graphic: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Figure 3: Concentration of 129 Iodine [10 7 at/l] at 240m depth [...] sea ice) freshwater content (integrated in the area in blue on the map) (Graphic: T. Kovacz, Alfred-Wegener-Institut) The Arctic Ocean receives freshwater by run-off from Asia north of the Himalaya. Large

  • PermaRisk

    Background Impacts of permafrost degradation (Graphic: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Almost a quarter of the land surface of the northern hemisphere of the earth is characterized by permanently frozen soils [...] ecology and infrastructure are therefore critically important. The project Study sites (Graphic: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) The PermaRisk project aims to provide novel tools for the simulation of erosion and [...] crucial questions we will extend and improve the permafrost model CryoGrid3 developed by the Alfred Wegener Institute in cooperation with the University of Oslo. To ensure realistic model development,

  • High-latitude Biodiversity

    environments in the future. Prof. Dr. Ulrike Herzschuh (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Dr. Kathleen Stoof-Leichsenring (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Temporary Head Dr. Kathleen Stoof-Leichsenring (Prof

  • Food Web

    the core groups studied in the Food Webs WG Foodweb Logo (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Team Team_Foodweb.JPG (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Head PD Dr Cédric Meunier Prof. Dr. Maarten Boersma Lennard

  • Training Capacity Exchange

    NF-POGO CofE had been hosted by the Alfred Wegener Institute, Germany's foremost polar and marine research institution. The 10th and final cohort at the Alfred Wegener Institute began in May 2023 and will

  • SeaStrains

    (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) A European biobanking strategy to safeguard macroalgal biodiversity SeaStrains Publishing Mock Ups - Abb. 1 Unser Favorit: Halbe Seite - Turquoise (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut)

  • Nicole Biebow

    Cooperation at the Alfred Wegener Institute. Science management International cooperation The polar regions are a key driving force for the Earth's climate and oceans. With the Alfred Wegener Institute's research

  • Fram Strait

    Current showing the warm Atlantic Water flowing northward (von Appen, unpublished, 2017). (Graphic: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) [Translate to English:] Figure 2: Temperature in 2500m depth across Fram Strait showing [...] the warming of the two deep water masses (updated from von Appen et al, DSR 2015). (Graphic: Alfred-Wegener-Institut)

  • Model development

    the Larix Vegetation Simulator (Graphic: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Simulated treeline migration into treeless tundra with the model LAVESI (Graphic: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Individual-based modelling of

  • Remote Sensing

    Remote Sensing Map of Arctic sea ice thickness (April 2015) obtained from CryoSat-2 data (Graphic: Alfred Wegener Institut) Contact: Dr. Stefan Hendricks The inaccessibility and sheer size of sea ice covered [...] based on measuring the height of ice floes above the sea surface with radar altimeters (Graphic: Alfred Wegener Institut)