was recently published in the journal Communications Earth & Environment by scientists from the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI).

that are new territory even for the Polarstern: Between two expeditions to East Antarctica, the Alfred Wegener Institute's research icebreaker reached Hobart in Tasmania on 30 January 2024 and will remain

s regarding publications, data and reports after the use of the infrastructure. General: The Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) has an excellent scientific i

masse, posing a biological hazard. The new joint project PrimePrevention, coordinated by the Alfred Wegener Institute, has set itself the goal of developing new tools to help make society more aware of

and 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

Ocean Eddies
In a new study, researchers from the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) investigated the long-term changes in the Arctic Ocean eddy activity

in the coming years. Our BBNJ experts Stefan Hain Head of the Environmental Policy Unit at the Alfred Wegener Institute Find out more Helmut Hillebrand Director of the Helmholtz Institute for Functional

Ilaria Corsi University of Siena Italy Neumayer III Station (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut / U. Cieluch) Kohnen Station (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut)

during summer. Boundary layer heights amount here to about 60 m (blue) and 500 m (red) (Graphic: Alfred Wegener Institut) The atmospheric boundary layer (ABL) is the layer which is influenced by processes [...] (Fram Strait, near Svalbard) with drifting floes and small ridges at the floe edges. (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) The interaction of the lower atmosphere with sea ice and ocean is strongly influenced [...] outbreaks with strong roll convection Terra Modis Image of 17 April 2014 (13:15 GMT) (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) The interaction between atmospheric processes in polar and mid-latitude regions is

AWS Filchner 2015-12-28 (Photo: Tore Hattermann) Yearly overview of AWS Filchner data (Graphic: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) The transmitted data show that the AWS Filchner is situated in a rather calm region