• MIDO

      Observatory (MIDO) Illustration of a buoy observatory (Graphic: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) The properties of the atmosphere, sea-ice and the polar oceans, and feedbacks between these domains play an [...] awi.de Deployment of an ocean profilers in the sea-ice (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut)

    • 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.

    • Knowledge transfer

      Ecosystem services of a biogenic reef of Ostrea edulis. (Graphic: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Team: Project Lead: Dr. Bernadette Pogoda Projekt Coordinator: M.Sc. Corina Peter Website release Online knowledge

    • Polar sounds: Remixing the sounds of the Arctic and Antarctic seas

      Marine Biodiversity at the University of Oldenburg (HIFMB) and the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) are collaborating with one of the world’s largest sound

    • Behind the Science

      point of view. Project leader Prof. Dr. Gerrit Lohmann (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Gerrit Lohmann is a professor at the Alfred Wegener Institute (Germany) and represents the field of "Physics of [...] and scientific discoveries. Students ©Leon Focks (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Leon Focks is studying chemistry in the master's program at the University of Münster where he also graduated with [...] of Münster for the Green Party since 2019. ©Paule Hainz (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Paule Hainz studies environmental sciences, also known as Geoecology, at Technische Universität Braunschweig. In

    • Bela Buck

      H. Buck, head of the research group "Marine Aquaculture" at the Alfred Wegener Institute and professor at the Bremerhaven University of Applied Sciences. Aquaculture Marine resources Sustainable food

    • Maarten Boersma becomes Acting Director of the Alfred Wegener Institute

      Prof. Dr. Maarten Boersma will step up as Acting Director of the Alfred Wegener Institute. As a biologist, he has been conducting research, predominantly at the Helgoland and Sylt stations, since 2001,

    • Organisation

      Organisation of the Alfred Wegener Institute Management Statutes Purchase Department Organisation chart Booster club Staff Units Communications and Media

    • Study on prediction of approaching tipping points

      journal Nature Climate Change , a team of researchers from the Alfred Wegener Institute suggests taking a critical look at the evaluation of the statistical significance of these findings.

    • Rising temperatures lead to unexpectedly rapid carbon release from soils

      Environmental Sciences at the University of Bremen and from the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research in Bremerhaven that was now published in Nature Communications .