• Pacific stores the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide at depths of thousands of metres

      international team of researchers headed by scientists from the Alfred Wegener Institute has gained new insights into the carbon dioxide exchange between ocean and atmosphere, thus making a significant

    • Strategy & History

      Strategy Activities (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) The process took a considerable amount of time. In 2003, only one person was employed in the field of bionic

    • Ecosystem Modelling

      Modelling Graphical representation of statistical modelling (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Our mission is to improve our knowledge about the spatial shifts of the benthic communities of the West Antarctic

    • GIS

      GIS: Gas Interface System GIS - Gas interface system (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut / G. Mollenhauer) The GIS facilitates the direct measurement of CO 2 (instead of graphite) in the MICADAS and thus

    • Radiosondes

      Radiosonde launch. (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Upper-air temperature of the current year. For the retrieval of the meteorological parameters temperature, humidity

    • OceanGov

      the sustainable development of the oceans. OceanGov2.JPG (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Project Information Name Ocean Governance for Sustanability (OceanGov) Duration 48 months Funding international

    • Ceilometer

      Ceilometer Backscatter Profiles Ceilometer CL51 (Photo: Alfred Wegener Institut) In October 2010 the Ceilometer CL51 ( VAISALA , Finnland) was mounted on the monkey deck of Polarstern. It is able

    • Surface Radiation

      radiation measurements and atmospheric observatory (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Surface radiative fluxes are a key parameter of climate. The surface radiation budget sums up the downward shortwave

    • Models

      meshes. The model is developed and supported by researchers at the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI). See also FESOM on youtube channel MITgcm was used extensively [...] specific research question. recom_for_webpage_real.png (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut)

    • Coastal Ecology

      Coastal Ecology Wadden Sea Station Sylt (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) The research work of the Section Coastal Ecology covers the complex interface between land and sea. We specialise [...] facing our coastal ecosystems. Prof. Dr. Maarten Boersma (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Section Head Prof. Dr. Maarten Boersma Deputy Head Dr. Sabine Horn Assistance Rasha Bamatraf-Eichhof Working Groups