and distribution of benthic communities in the North Sea Our mission is to provide an improved understanding of the benthic communities of the North Sea, setting the basis for an ecological assessment [...] observe animal communities in and on the seafloor of the German Exclusive Economic Zone of the North Sea and its protected areas. Further, we investigate how the species communities recover after the exclusion

energy cycle in the ecosystems of the polar regions and of the shelf and coastal regions of the North Sea. Central research themes are (1) reactions of individuals, populations and communities on external [...] Biological Oceanography Sustainable Marine Bioeconomy Integrative Ecophysiology Shelf Sea System Ecology Deep-Sea Ecology and Technology

carried out as part of the MOSAiC expedition at 88° northern latitude and revealed that even this far north, microalgae can build up biomass through photosynthesis as early as the end of March. At this time [...] found in the Central Arctic Ocean Single individuals of Atlantic cod and squid occur much further north than previously expected. Scientists participating in the international MOSAiC expedition with research [...] Central Arctic Ocean. They have now published three overview articles on the MOSAiC atmosphere, snow and sea ice, and ocean programs in the journal Elementa, highlighting the importance of examining all components

(one engine) Range Day tours Max. speed 10 knots Operation area around Sylt and North Sea / Helgoland Crew 2 Days on Sea per year (2013) Day tours at stations plans Shipyard Fassmer GmbH & Co. KG, Germany [...] Environmentally friendly research in the Wadden Sea The 21-metre-long Mya II is the newest member of the AWI research fleet and sails for the AWI Sylt in the Wadden Sea between Sylt and Rømø as well as up to the [...] the island of Helgoland in the North Sea. "It may be our smallest research vessel, but it is highly modern and very well equipped for coastal research." Prof. Dr Karin Lochte, Director of the Alfred Wegener

e. phytoplankton, zooplankton, mussels, and viruses). At present, we concentrate mainly on the North Sea, with its diverse habitats focusing especially on how different bacterial groups and populations [...] xenobiotica, toxin genes, and mobile genetic elements) in a coastal gradient from rivers to the open sea and the impact of plastic waste in the marine environment (macro-, micro- and nanoplastics). Research

and involving the Alfred Wegener Institute has discovered an important phenomenon under the Arctic sea ice that was previously thought to be impossible: So-called non-cyanobacteria can also fix nitrogen [...] conditions, which in turn could have an impact on the food web and the carbon budget in the cold north, as the researchers now report in the journal Communications Earth and Environment .

mixing, and sea ice melt are connected and will develop a physics-based representation of these connections for consistent climate modeling. Lettie Roach , since 2024. SouthernOcean and Antarctic Sea ice Evolution [...] Evolution (SO-ASE) focuses on understanding the drivers of sea surface temperature (SST) and sea ice changes from the satellite era to a warmer world. SO-ASE aims to unravel the fundamental physics of i [...] ice pack volume) aims to study the response of snow cover on Antarctic sea ice to changing atmospheric conditions and its impact on sea ice mass balance. Through observations and model development, this research

after 10 years we provide two brochures. Now the programme has moved to Canada. Located in the North Sea, the NF-POGO Centre of Excellence at AWI had been conducted on the offshore island of Helgoland

located between the sea ice and the warm Atlantic Water and insulates the sea ice from the heat below. As long as interior mixing processes are weak, this vertical structure persists and the sea ice is protected [...] heat around the globe. In the Arctic, the role of internal waves is less clear. This far north and under a strong sea ice cover, only few internal waves are generated. Due to global warming, however, the [...] continues to drive sea ice decline, internal wave generation and mixing could increase such that enough heat from the Atlantic Water is fluxed toward the surface that even more sea ice melts. Schematic

hydrography of the North Atlantic, in particular by analyzing the impact of oceanic resolution in key regions, such as the Gulf Stream and North Atlantic Current regions, the Labrador Sea, and the Denmark [...] Goessling | Özgür Gürses | Thomas Rackow | Dmitry Sidorenko SPP 1889 Regional Sea Level Change and Society Understanding regional sea level change and its impacts on societies requires new forms of integrated [...] research between natural and social sciences. The Priority Program (SPP-1889) "Regional Sea Level Change and Society (SeaLevel)" , funded by the German Research Foundation (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft,