subtropical ocean is expanding the tropics The observed anomaly of sea surface temperature during the last 5 years of the satellite age (2015-2019) in relation to the first 5 years of the satellite age (1982-1986) [...] [11 July 2018] The melting of glaciers on one side of the globe can trigger disintegration of glaciers on the other side of the globe, as has been presented in a recent paper by a team of AWI scientists [...] . Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS). doi: 10.1073/pnas.1714754115 . 2017 New findings on the past and future of sea ice cover in the Arctic Scientists

g. in the opal skeleton of diatoms). The special thing about this is that the geochemical fingerprint of both substances differs depending on the environmental conditions that prevailed when the diatoms [...] example, the air temperature that prevailed at the time of formation," says AWI climate researcher Dr Hanno Meyer. He heads the ISOLAB Stable Isotope Facility at the AWI Potsdam, where some of the world's most [...] Temperature data of the last 200,000 years The EPICA DML ice core had a length of 2.892 metres. In order to find out what temperature data is stored in the various ice layers of the core, the scientists took

play the conditions and the base of the ice for the speedy ice streams and did they change their behaviour in the past? Where can we find the oldest ice, with which we can reconstruct the climate of the [...] and ends with the composition of the subsurface below the ice, both of which govern flow behaviour of ice. In the end, we hope to make conclusions about how ice masses will change in the decades to come [...] million years ago? For all of these questions observations on site are essential. This begins with the determination of the ice thickness, continues with the inference of the crystal orientation fabric

visited them in winter. We’ll be north of the 80 th parallel the entire time, and for much of it, we’ll even be in the direct vicinity of the North Pole, above the 87 th parallel. That’s so far north that [...] for other parts of the world. For the first time, we’ll repeat his expedition with a large and well-equipped research vessel. From the heart of the Central Arctic, we’ll be using the world’s top measuring [...] itut) What will the different phases of the expedition look like? In the Central Arctic there’s only the ocean, which is covered by a sheet of ice. And it’s that force of nature – the ice sheet – that

widen our perspective to the study of the Holocene. This geologic epoch represents the current interglacial after the end of the last glacial and the subsequent deglaciation. During the Holocene modern humans [...] continents, and in the cryosphere. The best way to ascertain the extent of past changes is through the inspection of historical time series of direct measurements or documentation of such environmental observations [...] prosperity of human populations. In order to properly address this question, we need quantitative information regarding the amplitude and rapidity of natural variations in the ocean, over the continents

under the ERA-Net.RUS funding scheme, with partners from the Institute of Oceanology of the Polish Academy of Sciences (IOPAN) and the Institute of Numerical Mathematics of the Russian Academy of Sciences [...] partner universities. The scientific team with the PhD students in its centre aims to advance the understanding of the variability of the Arctic Ocean and the cryosphere on time scales of decades to millennia [...] 2017 funded by the Helmholtz Association over a period of three years. The project comprises eight Helmholtz Research Centres and aims to improve the representation of the components of the Earth system

and cold spells and the overall abundance of Gadus morhua in the Kongsfjorden system? the 2017 cohort • However, we found a significant effect of heat waves on the average growth of Gadus morhua in extreme [...] underwater sensor carrier system profiling between the ground (12m) and the surface. The A year-round operated shallow water observatory in front of the Old Pier in Ny Ålesund inaugurated in 2012. A FerryBox [...] maintenance of the Kongsfjorden Underwater Observatory Installation of setups and experiments What is measured? Daily routine measurements (incl. vertical profiles) • Continuous measurements of the main hy

Welfare The office of the Animal Welfare Officer is part of the enforcement of the legal regulations on animal welfare at institutions where research is carried out on or with vertebrate animals. The Animal [...] employees on the basis of Section 178 of the German Social Security Code (SGB IX) and provides them with advice and support. It is an elected, voluntary body. The SBV ensures that the employer fulfils the duties [...] Office Under the provisions of the General Equal Treatment Act, employees may complain to the competent authority if, in the context of their employment relationship, they believe they have been unequally

climate change and climate protection. Against the background of possible tipping elements in the next world climate report of the IPCC, the work of the PermaRisk project was also reported here: www [...] d Prediction for the Usability of IceRoads" in Fairbanks (USA). The aim of the workshop was to establish contacts with potential future users, to inform about the current state of the possibilities and [...] March The second workshop of the PermaRisk project organized by Moritz Langer and hosted by the Geography Department of the Humboldt Universität zu Berlin. Main objectives of the workshop were the impacts

support of the construction company HC Hagemann Hamburg, Germany) to study the effects of artificial breakwaters on the shallow water fish and macro-invertebrate community. Since summer 2012, the MarGate [...] from everywhere of the world to control and manage even complex sensor units fully remotely. As basic hydrographical parameters from the area, the AWI operates multiple sensor systems for the main abiotic [...] RESTORE - Restoration of the stocks of the European oyster (Ostrea edulis) in the German North Sea. 2017 - ongoing ( NIOZ & AWI & Jericho NEXT / COSYNA ) ReMoBiB - Real time Monitoring of Bivalve Behavior.