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  • Sea Ice

    place in the Arctic and Antarctic. Depending on the season, the ice covers greater or lesser parts of the ocean. In the Northern Hemisphere, the ocean gradually freezes over in the course of the long Polar [...] near the end of winter. At this point, the Arctic Ocean is completely covered in ice from between the coasts of Canada, Alaska and Siberia to the eastern coast of Greenland. When the sun returns, the ice [...] the formation and melting of sea ice affect the atmosphere and the ocean, and with them, the climate, in a variety of ways. The ice reflects the majority of incoming sunlight back into space. In contrast

  • Members

    studies in biology at the University of Bremen and then returned to the AWI and especially to the labs. Here, the supervision of our microalgal stock culture collection, the realization of lab experiments on [...] content are also part of the spectrum of my tasks in the group, besides the preparation of expeditions and ordering logistics. "What will happen tomorrow?" is an important question for me, not just regarding [...] faster than the global average. The influx of warm Atlantic water and the rapid melting of glaciers, releasing sediments and freshwater, make Svalbard a unique place to study the effects of climate change

  • Polar Terrestrial Environmental Systems

    in the rest of the world in a climate model simulation (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Correlation of centennial temperature variations in Brussels with temperature variations in the rest of the world [...] This project will advance the state of the art in coupled climate – ice-sheet modeling, and lead to deeper understanding of the long-term impacts of climate change on the Earth system. Contact: Alexander [...] and health in the high latitudes, as well as proxy development and proxy data synthesis, along with the analysis of global interactions, are central research interests of the group. The goal is to achieve

  • Arctic Species in Climate Change

    And the eyes of muskoxen work like a combination of snow goggles and night vision gear. Yet the future of all these survivors is uncertain; over the past few decades, the living conditions in the Arctic [...] comes to surviving in the Arctic, it’s a whole new ball game. Arctic sea ice at sunrise (Photo: Stefan Hendricks) The Arctic Ocean Unlike at the southern tip of the planet, in the High North there is no [...] which form on the ice in the summer and freeze over in the autumn. In many regions of the Arctic, the melting sea ice will likely result in higher productivity among the ice algae in the short term. Yet

  • Candidate species

    exchange, the rise and the lowering of the cage needs sufficient stops to prevent barotrauma of the fish. The sea bass can tolerate temperatures in the North Sea, but the average temperature of 10 ° C in [...] flow velocities of 5-10 cm s -1 for optimal nutrient and CO 2 exchange on the surface of the thalli, as well as for the reduction of growth of epiphyts. In strong currents, the thalli of macroalgae become [...] materials. Cod is one of the species with the highest rate of the escapees, which can have a negative impact on the wild population by cross-breeding. The extreme temperature tolerance range of -1 ° C to 23 °

  • Expeditions

    sampling of the Kerguelen Plateau in the southern part of the Indian Ocean. The Kerguelen Plateau rises up 2000 m above the surrounding seafloor and hence forms an obstacle for the flow of the Antarctic [...] region in the southern Indian Ocean the complex topography of the Kerguelen Plateau, one of the world’s largest Large Igneous Provinces, has a strong influence on pathways of water masses within the Antarctic [...] information on the Cretaceous and Tertiary development of the AABW and its influence on the path of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current. This in turn will allow conclusions on the development of the East Antarctic

  • Junior Groups

    conclusions about the dynamics of past climate change. Link to project webpage SiDe-EFFECT The aim of SiDe-EFFECT – Silicic acid Decline Effect in the Arctic Ecosystem – is to assess the consequences of the decline [...] maturity of the scientific concept Transformative innovation potential of the underlying idea Entrepreneurial motivation and development potential of the candidate Feasibility and structure of the proposed [...] improve current predictions about the fate of the Arctic Ocean in times of climate change Link to project webpage ARJEL To better understand the role of jellyfish in Arctic seas, the Helmholtz Young Investigators

  • Young Investigator Groups

    conclusions about the dynamics of past climate change. Link to project webpage SiDe-EFFECT The aim of SiDe-EFFECT – Silicic acid Decline Effect in the Arctic Ecosystem – is to assess the consequences of the decline [...] maturity of the scientific concept Transformative innovation potential of the underlying idea Entrepreneurial motivation and development potential of the candidate Feasibility and structure of the proposed [...] improve current predictions about the fate of the Arctic Ocean in times of climate change Link to project webpage ARJEL To better understand the role of jellyfish in Arctic seas, the Helmholtz Young Investigators

  • UN Climate Change Conference

    achieve the pace of climate protection required to implement the Paris Agreement.” Prof Hugues Lantuit, Head of the Permafrost Coasts Working Group at AWI “In view of the above-average warming of the Arctic [...] shortly before the start of the COP and weakened its climate targets. At the end of October, over 2,000 scientists warned the European heads of state and government in an open letter that the discussions [...] at the German Pavilion of the Federal Government. “By contributing to the discussions and showcasing BioAgora’s work through KEN-Marine, I hope to help strengthen the visibility of the ocean in the political

  • Clancy

    concept for the use of the caught mitten crabs. One goal is to develop a long-term financing concept for the expansion and permanent operation of the traps. Another topic will be the development of the necessary [...] feed on other crustaceans as well. In addition to the growth rate of the animals, we also focus on the digestibility of the feed. The prototype of the trap has been in Belgium since 2019 (Photo: Alfre [...] Successful control of invasive mitten crabs with an innovative trap concept The mitten crab is on the IUCN's list of the world's 100 most dangerous invasive species. In Germany, the crab is found in large