Silic_Micro

microscopy using the resin Mountex (refractive index ca. 1.67). Siliceous microfossils (Photo: Alfred Wegener Institut) Contact person Dr. Oliver Esper Literature Abelmann, A.; Brathauer, U.; Gersonde, R.; Sieger

Heat from Below: How the Ocean is Wearing Down the Arctic Sea Ice

the marked decrease in sea-ice growth, especially in winter. Sea-ice physicists from the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI), together with researchers from the

Sulfur promotes carbon storage in the Black Sea

high volume of organic carbon. A team of researchers led by Dr Gonzalo Gomez-Saez from the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) and Dr Jutta Niggemann from the

Climate Change makes Arctic Ozone Loss Worse

stratosphere. As an evaluation of meteorological data and model-based simulations by the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) now indicates, ozone depletion in

Antarctic Circumpolar Current Flows More Rapidly in Warm Phases

transport of heat, salt and nutrients in the ocean. An international research team led by the Alfred Wegener Institute has now evaluated sediment samples from the Drake Passage. Their findings: during the last

Hausgarten Expedition ends

to the Fram Strait between Greenland and Spitsbergen. In the so-called Hausgarten of the Alfred Wegener Institute there, the approximately 50 scientific expedition participants continued their more than

EU Provides 15 Million Euros of Funding for Arctic Project

fund the Arctic PASSION project for the period 2021 to 2025. Under the leadership of the Alfred Wegener Institute, a consortium of 35 partners will promote the integration of international environmental

Glacial melt in the high Mountains of Asia

a team of researchers led by the University of St Andrews and with contributions from the Alfred Wegener Institute has concluded.

Climate change and its consequences on foreign policy

Foreign Minister Heiko Maas and Markus Rex, MOSAiC expedition leader and scientist at the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI).

Søråsen

König-Langlo) Yearly overview of AWS Søråsen data (Graphic: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Daily overview AWS Søråsen data (Graphic: Alfred-Wegener-Institut)