• Publications

    for 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

  • Research

    the 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

  • 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

  • Permafrost Region Greenhouse Gases

    greenhouse 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

  • 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 [...] Artic 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 [...] Dr. 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:

  • 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

  • Announcement_SD_course_AWI_ZMT_Teraqua_2025.pdf

    interdisciplinary European Scientific Diving Training Course 2025 Course description In 2025, the Alfred Wegener Institute Centre for Scientific Diving (CSD) in cooperation with the Laboratoire d'Océanographie

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  • Fleet + stations

    changes of our planet and to be able to estimate the results for mankind, scientists of the Alfred Wegener institute undertake expeditions in inhospitable however fascinating regions of the Earth. Our

  • Things to know

    Things to know Our profile Sustainability Statements Alfred Wegener Cooperations