Methane Airborne measurements of atmospheric methane Methane signal over a lake. (Graphic: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Methane (CH4) is an important greenhouse gas. Though its concentration in the atmosphere

produce base data sets for habitat studies. Larsen A, B, and C ice shelves, Weddell Sea (Graphic: Alfred Wegener Institut) Contact Dr. Boris Dorschel Prof. Dr. Wilfried Jokat Cooperation partners Geology, AWI

microbiologist Dr. Uwe John explains work processes to students in the lab. (Photo: Sina Löschke) The Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI) promotes students already at the start of their academic career. Through close

Helmholtz Research School Mehr in Kürze (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Lohmann, G., K. Grosfeld, D. Wolf-Gladrow, V. Unitan, J. Notholt, and A. Wegener (Eds.), 2013: Earth System Science: Bridging the [...] 3865-7_22 Introduction to Modern Fortran for the Earth System Sciences Mehr in Kürze (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Chirila, D., and G. Lohmann, 2015: Introduction to Modern Fortran for Earth System [...] Heidelberg. Integrated Analysis of Interglacial Climate Dynamics (INTERDYNAMIC) Mehr in Kürze (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Schulz, M., A. Paul (eds.): Integrated Analysis of Interglacial Climate Dynamics (

thermokarst and yedoma upland deposits on Sobo-Sise Island and Bykovsky Peninsula. (Graphic: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Matthias Fuchs, Guido Grosse, Jens Strauss, Frank Günther , Mikhail Grigoriev, Georgy [...] Permafrost Regions Schematic workflow from satellite image to lake change statistics (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Ingmar Nitze, Guido Grosse, Benjamin M. Jones, Christopher D. Arp, Mathias Ulrich, [...] based on almost 3 years continuous measurements (from 11 May 2012 to 27 April 2015) (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Lutz Schirrmeister, Georg Schwamborn, Pier Paul Overduin, Jens Strauss , Margret C

feature below the fast ice: Platelet ice Platelet ice of different shapes. (Photo: Mario Hoppmann/Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Platelet ice is a layer of delicate ice crystals that can reach several meters in thickness [...] Network - and our contribution in Atka Bay Overview of all AFIN stations (Graphic: Mario Hoppmann/Alfred-Wegener-Institut) The Antarctic Fast Ice Network (AFIN) was initiated during the International Polar [...] long-term time series it provides. Atka Bay and its measurement sites (Graphic: Stefanie Arndt/Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Measurement variables and principles Manual drillings Time series data of snow, sea

Institute for Baltic Sea Research Warnemünde before he went to the Wadden Sea Station Sylt of the Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) in 2004. He did his PhD on the [...] effects between introduced and native organisms. Coralie Broquard Coralie_Broquard.png (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) I am interested in the effects of biotic and abiotic factors on aquatic organisms' [...] exposed to oyster farming (European project SPARE-SEA). Helen Spence-Jones HSJ.jpeg (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) My interest in big-picture evolutionary questions has taken me from the behavioural

for the global climate system. The Climate Office for Polar Regions and Sea Level Rise at the Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) is part of the regional Helmholtz [...] polaire français Paul Emile Victor, IPEV) and organised annually by the Climate Office at the Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research by Dr Renate Treffeisen on the AWI side

Unlocking polar climate archives Thanks to a new high-tech tool, the Alfred Wegener Institute can finally unlock many polar climate archives for the first time. At its C-14 dating laboratory, AWI researchers [...] samples gathered from the seafloor requires high-precision analytical work – a challenge that the Alfred Wegener Institute’s C-14 lab has now overcome. To do so, the scientists use a method called radiocarbon

s in Svalbard. Tara Polar Station in Lorient, France, in April 2025 (Photo: Marcel Nicolaus, Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Contact: Marcel Nicolaus Associated AWI science partners: Physical oceanography: Benjamin [...] sea ice tools and gear ROV Ann in the wet lab of Tara Polar Station (Photo: Marcel Nicolaus, Alfred-Wegener-Institut)