• AirMeth

    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

  • Influence of global warming

    Antarctic peninsula (Photo: Alfred Wegener Institut) Underwater recruitment experiment, Antarctica (Photo: Alfred Wegener Institut) Macroalgae at Helgoland (Photo: Alfred Wegener Institut) We study if and

  • Cooperations

    An overview of the international cooperation activities of the Alfred Wegener Institute (Graphic: Alfred Wegener Institut) The Alfred Wegener Institute deploys scientists to institutions, on research vessels [...] Cooperations and networks National cooperation Established in 1980, the Alfred Wegener Institute is anchored in a global research network by numerous national and international cooperative relationships [...] than 100 cooperation agreements with universities, research institutions and other partners. The Alfred Wegener Institute is also a member of the Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres , one of the

  • Events

    the Research Division Archive Alfred Wegener Lecture Every two years, the Climate Science Reseach Division of the Alfred Wegener Institute invites to the “Alfred Wegener Lecture in Climate Science”. The [...] and society. Peter Dueben (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Friday Seminar The lecture series “Friday Seminar” comprises scientific lectures by guests of the Alfred Wegener Institute as well as by AWI employees [...] participate online. A new lecture can be registered at any time on AWI-Nextcloud . Location: Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Center for Polar- and Marine Research Building G, Klußmannstr. 3, 27570

  • Diatom laboratory

    Amy Forster preparing diatom slides (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) The extraction of microfossil remains like diatom valves or chironomid head capsules requires a chemical preparation of sediment samples [...] keys. Chironomid head capsule of the genus Paralauterborniella sp. (Photo: Larisa Nazarova, Alfred-Wegener-Institut)

  • N-out of Aquaculture

    membrande destillation prototype (Foto: IUV/Kurtz) (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Pike perch (Photo: glammeier+john) (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut)

  • SUSAQUA II

    years The project is funded by the AUF Bremen. Aquarium shelf (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut / H. Müller-Elsner) (Photo: Alfred Wegener Institut)

  • Kohnen

    Automatic Weather Station Kohnen AWS Kohnen (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) In December 2021 an automatic weather station was installed at Kohnen station. The station is intended to replace the station [...] weather station Kohnen is currently out of operation. Yearly overview of AWS Kohnen data (Graphic: Alfred-Wegener-Institut)

  • JASPER 2010

    Survey, British Antarctic Survey, British Antarctic Survey, Alfred-Wegener-Institut, Alfred-Wegener-Institut, Alfred-Wegener-Institut, Alfred-Wegener-Institut (2014) Atmospheric Boundary Layer Over Coastal [...] 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

  • past ICRSS Conferences

    currently being carried out in the circumpolar regions of the world. ICRSS-2006 group shot (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) 10th ICRSS 2008 (Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada) The 10 th International Circumpolar Remote [...] being carried out in the circumpolar regions and elsewhere. ICRSS-2008 conference photo (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) 11th ICRSS 2010 (Cambridge, United Kingdom) The 11th International Circumpolar Remote [...] of work currently being carried out in the circumpolar regions. ICRSS-2010 group photo (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) 12th ICRSS 2012 (Levi, Finland) The theme of the 12 th CRSS symposium, May 14-18 2012