Atmospheric Physics, Potsdam: Dr. Marion Maturilli, Dr. Sandro Dahlke AWI PI: Dr. Marion Maturilli, Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, Telegrafenberg A45N, 14473 Potsdam

Spring Time Atmospheric Boundary Layer Experiment (STABLE) STABLE was as a joint project of the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research in Bremerhaven, of the University of Hamburg (ZMAW), [...] tracks of the research aircraft of AWI during STABLE between 28 Feb and 28 March 2013 (Graphic: Alfred-Wegener-Institut Amelie Tetzlaff) The general goal of STABLE was to obtain in-situ data of processes

the Arctic Coastal Plain near Barrow (Alaska) (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Fig.2: Northern part of the Mackenzie Delta (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Fig.3: Flight pattern of Polar5 for measurements [...] (Graphic: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Fig.4: Vertical profiles of temperature (red) and methane concentration (blue) in the atmospheric boundary layer over Arctic permafrost wetland. (Graphic: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) [...] from Arctic Wetlands (AirMeth) Fig.6: Polar5 flying at low lever over Arctic permafrost. (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) The atmospheric concentration of methane, a potent greenhouse gas, has a significant

Rothera Airstrip (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Polar 5 at Rothera. (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Twin-Otter (BAS) viewed from Polar 5 near Rothera. (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) View from Polar [...] Polar 5. (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Nygard, T., Vihma, T., Birnbaum, G. , Hartmann, J. , Lachlan-Cope, T., Ladkin, R., Lüpkes, C. and Weiss, A. (2016), Validation of eight atmospheric reanalyses in the

during summer. Boundary layer heights amount here to about 60 m (blue) and 500 m (red) (Graphic: Alfred Wegener Institut) The atmospheric boundary layer (ABL) is the layer which is influenced by processes [...] (Fram Strait, near Svalbard) with drifting floes and small ridges at the floe edges. (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) The interaction of the lower atmosphere with sea ice and ocean is strongly influenced [...] outbreaks with strong roll convection Terra Modis Image of 17 April 2014 (13:15 GMT) (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) The interaction between atmospheric prcesses in polar and mid-latitude regions is strongly

Romanova, Dr. Ralf Jaiser, Dr. Heidrun Matthes, Dr. Renate Treffeisen AWI PI: Dr. Annette Rinke, Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, Telegrafenberg A45N, 14473 Potsdam [...] Potsdam, Germany, ++49 (0) 331 2882130, Annette.Rinke@awi.de AWI Co-PI: Dr. Dörthe Handorf, Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, Telegrafenberg A45N, 14473 Potsdam, Germany

CHARTER (Graphic: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Funding period: 1.8.2020 - 31.7.2024 CHARTER is an ambitious effort to advance adaptive capacity of Arctic communities to climatic and biodiversity changes. This [...] Funding CHARTER is funded by the EU research programme Horizon 2020 . Contact Dr. Heidrun Matthes Alfred-Wegener-Institute Helmholtz-Centre for Polar and Marine Sciences Climate Sciences | Atmospheric Physics

touches on various areas of working life,” says Christoph Ruholl, Head of Human Resources at the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI). “That’s why it’s important to

Climate modeling
Atmospheric researchers at the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) have now developed a climate model that can accurately depict the frequently

escape the global threat of plastic pollution. An international review study just released by the Alfred Wegener Institute shows, the flood of plastic has reached all spheres of the Arctic: large quantities