Earth System Complexity

Earth System Complexity Gletscher in Island, © Kristina Brenner (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) The Earth System Complexity group at AWI is focused on understanding interactions between large-scale components

ProRMAS

the Horizon Europe program by the European Union Das Team in einem der Gewächshäuser (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Partners Funding ProRMAS project is carried out under the Green ERA-Hub, a Coordination

NoSoAT

Atlantic Transect) / SoNoAT (South to North Atlantic Transect) We are pleased to announce that the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI), with the support of Partnership

Research Vessel Mya II

highly modern and very well equipped for coastal research." Prof. Dr Karin Lochte, Director of the Alfred Wegener institute, about RV Mya II when it was commissioned in August, 2013. Up to twelve scientists

News

doctorate in geography from the Humboldt University in Berlin and carried out his research at the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Center for Polar and Marine Research (AWI), in Potsdam. The work closes [...] physicist Dr. Jan Nitzbon. (Photo: Paolo Verzone) August 2021 Dr. Jan Nitzbon, scientist at the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) was awarded the 2020 Wladimir [...] Zweigel, Luc Girod, Technical University of Denmark: Thomas Ingemann-Nielsen, Johanna Scheer, Alfred Wegener Institute: Paul Overduin, Thomas Schneider von Deimling, Rebecca Rolph, Jan Nitzbon, Frederieke

Neumayer Station III

III An innovative base of operations for Antarctic research Despite the hostile environs, the Alfred Wegener Institute operates a research station in the Antarctic where scientists can live and work year-round: [...] deadly; yet it also contains essential data for better understanding our planet. Accordingly, the Alfred Wegener Institute operates a research station in the Antarctic where scientists can live and work year-round [...] generated within the station remains within a closed loop, ensuring it is put to optimal use. (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) 1. Foundation : The station’s total weight of ca. 2,300 tonnes is distributed among

Moorings

What are “moorings”? A current meter on a mooring line (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Moorings are measuring systems that remain in a specific location in the ocean for several years. A mooring initially [...] diagram of a mooring with a large number of oceanographic devices. (Graphic: Matthias Monsees (Alfred-Wegener-Institut))

NETWAVE

desem Projekt untersuchten möglichen Einflüsse des Ultraschalls auf die Fischgesundheit. (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Lead: Dr. Matt Slater Coordination: Dr. Sinem Zeytin / Luisa Buße Contact: Mail to

OptiRAS

perform material and energy balancing. OptiRAS Schema Baby giant grouper (Photo: M. Bögner / Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Lead: Mirko Bögner Contact: Mail to Mirko (0)471 4831 1619 Duration: 2021 – 2022 Partner:

Putting permafrost in the classroom

Together with partner schools in Germany, schoolchildren from Aklavik, Canada are helping the Alfred Wegener Institute gather valuable data on permafrost. By doing so, they’re improving the joint understanding