both Germany); Funding :Federal Ministry of Education and Research ( BMBF ) ReCal.png (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Mikroalgen.png (Photo: H. Mueller Elsner)

Christine Wesche Namesake Heinz Kohnen (1938 -1997) was head of the Logistics Department of the Alfred Wegener Institute for a long time. The Kohnen Station was named after him. Impressions from the work

PFC: Preparative Fraction Collector Preparative fraction collector (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut / J.Hefter) The preparative fraction collector (PFC) automatically collects single compounds after ga

Background Impacts of permafrost degradation (Graphic: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Almost a quarter of the land surface of the northern hemisphere of the earth is characterized by permanently frozen soils [...] ecology and infrastructure are therefore critically important. The project Study sites (Graphic: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) The PermaRisk project aims to provide novel tools for the simulation of erosion and [...] crucial questions we will extend and improve the permafrost model CryoGrid3 developed by the Alfred Wegener Institute in cooperation with the University of Oslo. To ensure realistic model development,

doctorate in geography from the Humboldt University in Berlin and carried out his research at the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Center for Polar and Marine Research (AWI), in Potsdam. The work closes [...] physicist Dr. Jan Nitzbon. (Photo: Paolo Verzone) August 2021 Dr. Jan Nitzbon, scientist at the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) was awarded the 2020 Wladimir [...] Zweigel, Luc Girod, Technical University of Denmark: Thomas Ingemann-Nielsen, Johanna Scheer, Alfred Wegener Institute: Paul Overduin, Thomas Schneider von Deimling, Rebecca Rolph, Jan Nitzbon, Frederieke

surroundings. The right part of the image shows Lake Coleen and the Deadhorse airport (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut)

ice boundary, light blue: lower ice boundary, green: soil temperature at 30cm depth). (Graphic: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Global warming and the thawing of permafrost not only lead to destabilization of the

ecosystems and the local communities can be endangered by the waste. In August, researchers from the Alfred Wegener Institute, together with national and international partners, therefore, keep a close eye on

CECs as well as safety guidelines and protocols for future monitoring. (Photo: Ester Horvath, Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Funded by: EU HORIZON-CL6-2023-ZEROPOLLUTION-01 Funding period: 01/2024 - 06/2027 Project [...] Maritime Institute Gdańsk, MIG, Poland Lithuanian Environmental Protection Agency, LEPA, Lithuania Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung, AWI, Germany Johann Heinrich von

measurements at Kohnen Data access (PANGAEA) Related publications Measurement Program (Graphic: Alfred-Wegener-Institut)