Lidar Ny-Alesund Radiation Measurements and Observatory (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) At the AWIPEV Atmosphere Observatory in Ny-Alesund, atmospheric key parameters for climate change are monitored

thaw and climate change during the Long Night of Sciences (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Currently we see glaciers melting and observe how sea ice is decreasing. But what happens to the underground of

in Germany, schoolchildren from Aklavik, Canada are helping the Alfred Wegener Institute gather valuable data on permafrost. By doing so, they’re improving the joint understanding of the changes at work

up with sediment. Thanks to seasonal forecasts prepared by the Alfred Wegener Institute, the Hamburg Port Authority can now prepare for such developments well in advance – and more effectively plan the

(wiggled segments) and under ice (linear segments). (Graphic: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Along their tracks they collect profiles of temperature and salinity between 2000m depth and the sea surface, [...] mapping of float data. (From Reeve et al., 2016) (Graphic: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) More advanced analysis techniques even allow quantities estimates the transports associated with this circulation [...] recordings from 66° S. Graph taken from Menze et al., 2016 (Graphic: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Contacts Dr. Olaf Boebel +49(471)4831-1879 Olaf.Boebel @ awi.de Prof. Dr. Mario Hoppema +49(471)4831-1884

shelf (Photo: Heiner Mueller-Elsner) Aquaculture research at the Alfred Wegener Institute in Bremerhaven (Photo: Heiner Mueller-Elsner) System 1 36 circular flow tanks, 600 liters each (1.2 x 1.2m) Each [...] species for recirculation-based aquaculture (Photo: M. Bögner Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Test with salads and herbs in a plant shelf (Photo: M. Bögner Alfred-Wegener-Institut) A shrimp (L. vannamei) from an animal welfare experiment (Photo: M. Bögner Alfred-Wegener-Institut)

Dr Hans-Otto Pörtner, physiologist and marine biologist at the Alfred Wegener Institute, former Co-Chair of the IPCC Working Group II (WG II) and member of the German Advisory Council on Global Change

float surfacing the Antarctic Ocean in December 2008. (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut)

Water flowing northward (von Appen, unpublished, 2017). (Graphic: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) [Translate to English:] Figure 2: Temperature in 2500m depth across Fram Strait showing the warming of the two [...] water masses (updated from von Appen et al, DSR 2015). (Graphic: Alfred-Wegener-Institut)

into AWI... Paths to and from AWI (Graphic: Nele Göckemeyer) The Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI) is connected to numerous colleges and universities in many ways. Opportunities therefore arise for students [...] 2008. Starting in 2013, the NF-POGO CofE has been hosted by the Alfred Wegener Institute. Become an international ocean expert - details here...