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

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

(Rossella / Hexactinellidae) Find out more Cooperation partner FBG (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) STÄWOG (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) funded by

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)

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

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

of the elements that we are able to simulate with our permafrost-land surface model. (Graphic: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) What are Permafrost Models? Permafrost models provide information on ground temperatures [...] sheet of paper and as complex as rocket science using super computers to obtain results. At the Alfred-Wegener-Institute we mainly work with so called transient permafrost models that aim to represent all

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

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

Blue Angel on the High Seas The Alfred Wegener Institute’s research vessels are operated as sustainably as possible Needless to say, today environmental protection is also an important topic in the context [...] context of shipping. Accordingly, especially at a Helmholtz Centre like the Alfred Wegener Institute, whose experts regularly conduct research at sea, sustainability on board is a priority. This can be seen [...] Hirsekorn, who served as a container-ship captain before joining the AWI. RV Heincke (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Further, environmental protection isn’t only important in the engine room, but everywhere