• Lecture Series "Friday Seminar"

    Lecture Series "Friday Seminar" Contact: Martin Losch , Valentina Volkova Location: Alfred-Wegener-Institut Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung Building G 301, Seminarroom "Arctic", Klußmannstr

  • Computing Centre

    Dr. Stephan Frickenhaus Deputy Heads Prof. Dr. Frank Oliver Glöckner Profilbild.jpg (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Matthias Werner Assistant Heike Lipka-Nixdorf

  • 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

  • Scientific Diver

    (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) We are happy to announce the 2026 European Scientific Diving Course "Certified Research Diver / European Scientific Diver" (Geprüfter Forschungstaucher). The Alfred Wegener [...] Diver“ at Alfred-Wegener-Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research. 2014 Course Scientific Diving at AWI (Photo: Michael Schmid) In summer 2014, the Biological Station Helgoland (Alfred-Wege [...] Course "Certified Research Diver / European Scientific Diver" (Geprüfter Forschungstaucher). The Alfred Wegener Institute Centre for Scientific Diving (CSD) in cooperation with the Laboratoire d'Océanographie

  • MOSAiC Expedition

    the data obtained will be valuable for generations to come. The mission was spearheaded by the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI), and presented unprecedented [...] unique species and assessing their extinction risk. The research led by scientists from the Alfred Wegener Institute and the University of East Anglia is now published in PLOS Biology, futher informations [...] press release. Arctic Circle Prize Antje Boetius and Markus Rex accept Arctic Circle Prize The Alfred Wegener Institute and the MOSAiC research expedition were awarded the Arctic Circle Prize on Saturday

  • The benefits of models

    Dynamics‘ Prof. Dr. Gerrit Lohmann, head of the AWI Section ‘Paleoclimate Dynamics‘ (Graphic: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Without models, we can’t grasp the interrelations in the system or explain the phenomena [...] Atmosphere‘ Dr Dörthe Handorf, Researcher in the Section ‘Physics of the Atmosphere‘ (Graphic: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) We also need simplified climate models, which allow us to isolate some of these additional [...] Oceanography‘ Dr Claudia Wekerle, Researcher in the Section ‘Physical Oceanography‘ (Graphic: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) If we can realistically simulate the past and present processes at work in the Fram

  • SeaClancy

    development of an implementation concept Migrating mitten crabs at the weser weir (Photo: B. Suckow, Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Lead: Paul Helmert Contact: Mail Paul (0)471 4831 2204 Duration: 1.26 – 12.27 Funding: [...] Umwelt (dbu) Weirs and barriers are suitable places to stop the mitten crabs (Photo: O. Hauck, Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Funding

  • FRAM Data Integration

    and trends of surface-ocean processes and their bio-physical coupling. Remote Sensing (Graphic: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Modelling To predict upcoming changes in global ocean circulation, ocean productivity [...] eddy transport in Fram Strait. Modelling with data from the Fram-Strait and the Arctic (Graphic: Alfred-Wegener-Institut)

  • Education

    Bremen. (Photo: Alfred Wegener Institut) Vera Fofonova together with supervisor Sergey Danilov after her successful disputation in June 2014 at Jacobs University, Bremen. (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Research

  • Bathymetric compilations

    Bathymetric Chart of the Southern Ocean) (Graphic: Alfred-Wegener-Institut / IBSCO v2, Dorschel et al., 2022) IBSCO v2 Datenabdeckung (Graphic: Alfred-Wegener-Institut / IBSCO v2, Dorschel et al., 2022) As