• Stability of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet controls CO2 uptake capacity of the Southern Ocean

      sediment core from the Pacific sector of the Southern Ocean has provided a research team from the Alfred Wegener Institute, the University of Oldenburg and the American Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory with

    • Arctic Dialoge in Potsdam: Finding solutions together as equals

      that climate change poses to us all. The event is organised by the German Arctic Office at the Alfred Wegener Institute.

    • Reports & Dates

      conducted on 12 November 2025 in Bremerhaven. Our Route Reports Foto_18.09.18__22_33_47.jpg (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Here you find the expedition report of the expedition PS132 (NoSoAT2023) Here you find

    • OBS studies

      Haakon. Icebreakers Kronprins Haakon and Polarstern at the Aurora Hydrothermal Ventfield (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut)

    • OPUS - Open Portal to Underwater Soundscapes

      acoustic signals. Top to bottom: annual - monthly - daily - hourly - 10-min. CC-BY-4.0 (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut)

    • About Us

      About us As a Helmholtz centre for polar and marine research the Alfred Wegener institute works above all in the cold and temperate regions of the world. Together with numerous national and international

    • Ship Cruises

      und PS99.2 SeaPump went with RV Polarstern, PS93.2 und PS99.2, to the long-term observatory of Alfred-Wegener-Institute 'FRAM'.

    • Surface Meteorology

      measurements at the Antarctic Neumayer station . Ny-Ålesund AWI meteorological tower (Photo: Alfred Wegener Institut) more current data Complementary Measurements Long-term meteorology Radiation Upper

    • AWI researchers measure a record concentration of microplastic in arctic sea ice

      Microplastic
      Experts at the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) have recently found higher amounts of microplastic in arctic sea ice than ever before. However

    • Ten scholarship holders in oceanography honoured

      all have been engaged in a training programme addressing all oceanographic disciplines at the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI). To close this important chapter