New findings on pockmarks in the North Sea

    liquids, vertebrates may be the key to explaining pockmarks. Dr. Jasper Hoffmann from the Alfred Wegener institute, Helmholtz centre for polar and marine research (AWI), was part of this project. The University

    Due to sea-ice retreat, zooplankton could remain in the deep longer

    rise and fall within the water column. As an international team of researchers led by the Alfred Wegener Institute has now shown, in the future this could lead to more frequent food shortages for the z

    New study simulates greatly reduced permafrost

    projections are unable to dynamically reflect permafrost. A new study involving experts from the Alfred Wegener Institute has for the first time applied an extensive ensemble of 17 climate models to quantify how

    Arctic coasts in transition

    a special issue of the journal Nature Reviews Earth & Environment , researchers from the Alfred Wegener Institute describe the sensitivity of Arctic coasts to climate change and the challenges for humans

    Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock visits Palau Atmospheric Observatory

    distribution of particles in the atmosphere and their influence on the climate worldwide. The Alfred Wegener Institute has been operating the Palau Atmospheric Observatory here since 2015, together with the

    Back Again: First deployed buoy from the MOSAiC expedition

    On September 26 th , 2019, Marcel Nicolaus, marine physicist at the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI), placed an ice buoy on a floe during the passage of the

    Billions of juvenile fish under the Arctic sea ice

    Polar cod
    Using a new net, marine biologists from the Alfred Wegener Institute have, for the first time, been able to catch polar cod directly beneath the Arctic sea ice with a trawl, allowing them

    Open waters around the North Pole: Arctic sea ice in retreat

    Earth System Research and Sustainability (CEN). His colleague Prof. Christian Haas from the Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI) confirms: "The trend continues." Currently, the Northeast and Northwest Passages

    One year alone in the deep sea of the Arctic

    the Arctic, after the completion of a successful test run. Researchers and engineers of the Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) have deployed the deep-sea crawler

    Study on prediction of approaching tipping points

    current issue of the scientific journal Nature Climate Change , a team of researchers from the Alfred Wegener Institute suggests taking a critical look at the evaluation of the statistical significance of these