• Site Infos

    Our Mission The Research Unit Potsdam of the Alfred Wegener Institute started its work in 1992. The scientific focus is the investigation of polar land-ocean-atmosphere linkages,

  • Ocean Warming and Thawing Permafrost Reduce the Arctic Ocean's Biological Carbon Storage and CO2 Uptake

    carbon - a new study in Nature Climate Change by experts from the Alfred Wegener Institute reveals a surprising outcome. Instead of strengthening, the carbon pump is being weakened. The researchers found

  • Application procedure

    for the new HIGHSEA class 24: Friday 14.02.2025, 5 pm At the Alfred Wegener Institute, Am Handelshafen 12, 27570 Bremerhaven, main entrance. Information evening CvO GyO: Wednesday 19.02.2025, 6 pm : [...] Bremerhaven region (HIGHSEA profile) must be submitted to the Alfred Wegener Institute. We also need a copy of your last report card on this day. The application form and certificate can be handed in [...] here . Written test: 24.02.2025 at 2 am. You will come to the Alfred Wegener Institute on your own for a written test. We do not invite you to this test, you simply come to us if you have registered

  • More than 1.2 million years old ice core drilled

    climate research: an international research team involving the Alfred Wegener Institute has successfully drilled a 2,800 metre-long ice core , reaching the bedrock beneath the Antarctic ice sheet. In

  • More and stronger marine heatwaves in the Arctic – with severe consequences

    changes occurring at unprecedented rates. A new study led by the Alfred Wegener Institute shows how marine heatwaves will also become much more intense and frequent in the Arctic in the 21st century. With

  • Marked decrease in Arctic pressure ridges

    study in the journal Nature Climate Change , experts from the Alfred Wegener Institute report on this trend and analyse observational data from three decades of aerial surveys.

  • The new Polarstern: Contract for new German research icebreaker awarded

    official contract to construct a new research icebreaker from the Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI) today, marking the end of a two and a half-year-long Europe-wide call for tenders. The new flagship of German

  • Core Repository

    Submit your sample request to curator @ awi.de repository at Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research Am Alten Hafen 26 27568 Bremerhaven, Germany CRP-3 Core Core

  • Fields of Research

    Research Focus Innovation Strategy Unit BL (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Basic Research Especially the examination of the shell structure, the formation mechanisms, and the ability of

  • FAQ

    How should I cite DEPAS? This publication describes DEPAS: Alfred-Wegener-Institut, Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung et al., 2017: DEPAS (Deutscher Geräte-Pool für amphibische [...] Instrument Pool for Amphibian Seismology (DEPAS)”, hosted by the Alfred Wegener Institute Bremerhaven, for providing the ocean-bottom seismometers. What is important when publishing DEPAS data? Please