• Antarctic hotspot: Fin whales favour the waters around Elephant Island

      second-largest whale. That makes the findings of researchers from the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) and the Johann Heinrich von Thünen Institute for Sea Fisheries

    • Major wind-driven ocean currents are shifting toward the poles

      the ocean have steadily shifted toward the poles. Experts at the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI), came to this conclusion after analysing long-term global

    • Pioneering research reveals Arctic matter pathways poised for major shifts amidst climate change

      , while the fresh water itself alters ocean circulation. The Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar an Marine Research (AWI) was part of the international research team.

    • GamFood

      2 Years; Funded by the AWI-Innovation Fund Gamfood.jpg (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut)

    • EA - Elemenal analyzer

      EA: Elemental analyzer EA - Elemental analyzer (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut / G. Mollenhauer) The EA converts carbon contained in organic (soil, plant material, specific compounds etc.)

    • Team

      Scientist Zhao, Yanan Scientist Prof. Dr. Maarten Boersma (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Section Head Prof. Dr. Maarten Boersma Deputy Head Dr. Sabine Horn Section Assistant Rasha Bamatraf-Eichhof

    • Media centre

      Media Centre of the Alfred Wegener Institute Public Media Centre Utilization Under the Creative Commons licence CC-BY 4.0 the AWI provides photos and infographics

    • P2C2 Arctic Coastal Wetlands

      Fish Creek river delta at the Alaska Arctic Coastal Plain (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) This project studies how emissions of the greenhouse gas methane change in response to flooding by seawater,

    • EU-PolarNet

      research institutions. The consortium is coordinated by the Alfred Wegener Institute. From 2015-2020, EU-PolarNet will develop and deliver a strategic framework and mechanisms to prioritise science

    • Data Science Support

      Data Science Support hasrullah_ (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) The Data Science Support Group (DSS) focuses on several key areas: bio and geo data science, data analysis, pattern