Antarctica InSync

beyond the capabilities and infrastructure of any single scientific programme or nation. The Alfred Wegener Institute has therefore joined forces with institutions from many different countries, including

Glaciology

Glaciology Ice Core (Photo: Hans Oerter, Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Ongoing acceleration of glaciers in Greenland and Antarctica, increasing contribution of ice sheets and glaciers to sea level change and

Study on prediction of approaching tipping points

current issue of the scientific 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

Expeditions

to mid July 2019 onboard of the German research vessel Maria S. Merian. MSM84 Logo (Graphic: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Contact: Dr. Catalina Gebhardt Dr. Jens Matthiessen National cooperation partners:

Organisation

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Friends of the AWI

of the Alfred Wegener Institute, you can contribute to supporting the Institute and its scientific work. Association members are regularly informed first-hand about the work of the Alfred Wegener Institute [...] t)awi.de Bank details: Friends and supporters of the Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research e. V. („Alfred-Wegener-Institut Förderverein“) Account: 100 836 25 90 Deutsche [...] between the Alfred Wegener Institute and schools in Germany promoting national and international scientific contacts fostering relations between active and former members of the Alfred Wegener Institute

About Us

About us As a Helmholtz centre for polar and marine research the Alfred Wegener institute works above all in the cold and temperate regions of the world. Together with numerous national and international

Stable Isotope Facility

section of the EPICA ice core. It was recovered from a depth of 2650 metres (Photo: Hans Oerter, Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Contact Dr. Hanno Meyer (Head of Laboratory) The laboratory equipment pool The analyses [...] curve that the scientists created using the EPICA ice core from Dronning Maud Land (Graphic: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) The isotopic fingerprint of water The significance of the analyses in the Potsdam ISOLAB [...] kind in the world. A scanning electon microscopy image of purified diatom assemblage. (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) View into the laser fluorination: The samples to be analysed are illuminated with the

Maarten Boersma becomes Acting Director of the Alfred Wegener Institute

From 1 May 2025, 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

Bela Buck

marine resources Prof. Dr. Bela 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