• Domino Effect in the Amazon Region

      Geosciences Department, the Institute for Environmental Physics of the University of Bremen and the Alfred Wegener Institute, have investigated how a change in Atlantic circulation would impact the Amazon Rain

    • Bremen Senate Medal for Art and Science awarded to Prof. Antje Boetius

      In recognition of her services to science, to the Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research and to Bremen as a location for science, Prof. Antje Boetius has been awarded the

    • Five years developing a pan-Arctic environmental observation system

      has been conducted within the Arctic PASSION EU project, coordinated by Michael Karcher of the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI). At the final symposium in Potsdam

    • A significant amount of dissolved organic carbon in the Arctic Ocean comes from land

      organic carbon which is flowing into the central Arctic ocean. In a new study, scientists led by Alfred-Wegener-Institute quantified how much terrestrial organic matter accumulates in the central Arctic Ocean

    • Computing Centre

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

    • 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

    • News from the CSD

      (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Scientific Diver sampling coralline red algae. (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) The stereoscopic camera system Remos 3 after 6 month under water. (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) [...] cold... On site at -25°C. (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) It is really cold.... (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Morning impressions from NyAlesund. (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) The sun is back after [...] (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Cleaning the PAR logger at the AWI UWO. (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Mounting the underwater node and network interface on the new fundament. (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut)

    • Matthew Slater

      produced food from the sea Dr Matthew Slater, Head of the Aquaculture Research Group at the Alfred Wegener Institute. Aquaculture Bioeconomy Interdisciplinary research Almost half of all fishery products [...] of pond and cage farming can be minimized. This is where the Aquaculture Research Group at the Alfred Wegener Institute comes in. Its members are investigating which new breeding, husbandry and feeding methods

    • Katja Mintenbeck

      Panel on Climate Change: the highest authority Dr Katja Mintenbeck, marine biologist at the Alfred Wegener Institute. IPCC Ocean acidification At regular intervals, the International Panel on Climate [...] and accept the IPCC as the highest, neutral authority on the issue of climate assessment. The Alfred Wegener Institute was home to the Technical Support Unit for the IPCC’s Working Group II. Its members

    • Stefan Hain

      Protected Area in the Weddell Sea Dr Stefan Hain, Head of the Environmental Policy Unit at the Alfred Wegener Institute. Weddell Sea CCAMLR Antarcitca The effects of climate change have long been felt in [...] Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) since 2011 Head of the Office of Environmental Policy at the Alfred Wegener Institute 2021 Collaboration on the orientation paper on biodiversity for the coalition negotiations