• Stable Isotopes in Marine Geology

    O values in ice and water samples from the Arctic and Antarctic, as well as the δ 13 C values of dissolved inorganic carbon in the water of the polar oceans. In addition, our laboratories offer the possibility [...] input) and changes in the supply of nutrient silicon and its use in polar and subpolar ocean regions (e.g. Southern Ocean, North Pacific) can be reconstructed on geological time scales. For the measurements [...] Clumped isotopes δ 13 C + δ 18 O (biog. carbonate, foraminifers) Option: clumped isotopes Changes in ocean circulation, nutrient content and deep water ventilation (δ 13 C) Hydrographic changes (δ 18 O, Δ47)

  • Locations and Facilities

    (Photo: Alfred Wegener Institut) The research vessel Polarstern operates in the southern and arctic ocean. As an icebreaker RV Polarstern enables to enter ice covered polar areas and to conduct diving [...] research village (Kongsfjorden - West Spitsbergen). (Photo: Max Schwanitz) The northernmost permanent arctic research station of the AWI (AWIPEV Station - till 2005 Koldewey-Station) is located in the small [...] offers a wide range of muddy, sandy and rocky habitats with a wide variety of endemic underwater Arctic flora and fauna. The AWIPEV dive base is operated for about 6 month per year upon request by scientific

  • Detlef Wilde

    vessel Icebreaker Expedition New Polarstern The Research Vessel Polarstern has been underway in the Arctic and Antarctic for 40 years, giving experts from around the globe the opportunity to safely and e [...] The goal is to find solutions for preserving the ecological equilibrium of the polar regions and oceans for future generations. The requirements profile reflects the lessons learned over the Polarstern’s

  • Knowledge Transfer

    Europe? What observations in the Arctic and Antarctic are most urgently needed to improve our understanding, models, and predictions of the atmosphere, sea ice, and ocean? Storylines and Climate Services [...] day – and it is not the same each day! Consider a summer day somewhere in Europe with an Atlantic ocean breeze, and compare it to a day influenced by winds blowing from the continent. The latter will tend [...] more strongly affected by climate change, simply because the continents warm more strongly than the oceans. Can we be more specific? Yes! By using a climate model in a special way, where the winds are forced

  • MOSES

    Earth compartments. MOSES primarily targets four events: heat waves, hydrological extreme events , ocean eddies and the thawing of permafrost . Hydrological extreme events Recent global projections predict [...] the Northern Hemisphere’s land mass and a large portion of the Siberian and North American shelves. Arctic warming occurs at a much higher rate (by up to 8 to 10 times) compared to the rest of the world.

  • Scientific Diving

    dependances in Bremerhaven and Sylt as well as temporary dive bases at the polar research station AWIPEV (Arctic - Spitsbergen), Dallman (Antarctic) and Neumayer III (Antarctic). With currently 12 certified "Dive [...] main scientific diving facilities in Europe and conducts professional underwater research in all oceans of the world. The main goals of the AWI Center for Scientific Diving are: To conduct, promote and

  • Projects

    diversity of the entire plankton community of the Fram Strait (Arctic) is assessed. This data is then applied to forecast future scenarios of Arctic planktonic biodiversity. Recommendations to policy and indicator [...] labs located along the German Baltic Sea. The overall objective is to develop a smart and flexible ocean observation strategy tailored to the specific observation needs of individual stakeholder groups.

  • 10 Years of Excellence

    Nippon Foundation (NF) Ocean Affairs Department, Prof. Dr Antje Boetius, as AWI Director, Dr Sophie Seeyave, representative and CEO of the Partnership for Observation of the Global Ocean (POGO), and State Secretary [...] Centre of Excellence, around half returned to their home countries, while the others moved on to the Arctic, the Antarctic, Canada, Australia, the Netherlands or Ireland, and some stayed in Germany at the [...] we will all remain connected in the future - as researchers and as people who are committed to our oceans in times of climate change. Pedro Montoro (alumni) I am Pedro Montoro, originally from Cuba and attended

  • Antarctic Species Under Climate Change

    affecting fishing in the Southern Ocean? To FAQ element How can fish survive in the frigid waters of the Southern Ocean? Due to its high salinity, the Southern Ocean’s water doesn’t freeze at zero degrees [...] Southern Ocean. In winter, sea ice up to 1.5 metres thick forms atop the water. Air temperatures over the sea ice can easily reach minus 30 degrees Celsius. Given its high salinity, the ocean’s water only [...] ice? Similar to the Arctic, the Antarctic is home to numerous species that have adapted to life in, on or below the ice. For example, of the six seal species native to the Southern Ocean, only the Antarctic

  • BICLOPS - Biological clocks in pelagic Systems

    organism’s rhythmic life, thereby determining fitness and interactions with other organisms. In the open ocean, pelagic animals like zooplankton perform vertical migrations that actively shape the realized en [...] circadian clock genes in the copepod Calanus finmarchicus during the summer solstice in the high Arctic L Hüppe, L Payton, K Last, D Wilcockson, E Ershova, B Meyer Biology Letters 16: 20200257 (2020) [...] org/10.1098/rsbl.2020.0257 Widely Rhythmic Transcriptome in Calanus finmarchicus during the High Arctic Summer Solstice Period L Payton, L Hüppe, C Noirot, C Hoede, KS Last, D Wilcockson, E Ershova, S