• Modell Simulations

    Model Simulations What are sea ice models used for? Example of a sea ice model (Graphic: Alfred Wegener Institut) The Arctic areas - ocean even more than land - are difficult to reach, for several winter

  • New species in the Wadden Sea

    though a few of native species are actually benefiting from the developments. In the field (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) The Wadden Sea – an ecological treasure trove of immeasurable value With an area of [...] breeding ground and refuge for millions of coastal and migratory birds. Diadumene lineata (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) What are neobiota? The term neobiota – “new life” – refers to species that, through

  • Archive

    serves as a review editor for Science Magazine. Professor Dr. Peter Dueben Peter Dueben (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Peter Dueben is head of the Earth System Modeling Department at ECMWF, where he works

  • Research

    biogeochemical models. The EcoTrace Group is funded by the Helmholtz Association and hosted at the Alfred Wegener Institute within the Marine Biogeosciences section and at the Bremen Marine Ecology Centre for

  • LTER Observatory HAUSGARTEN

    parameters in a transition zone between the northern North Atlantic and the central Arctic Ocean, the Alfred Wegener Institute established the LTER (Long-Term Ecological Research) observatory HAUSGARTEN in the

  • ICRSS

    szwieback @ alaska.edu Guido Grosse , International Chair Alfred Wegener Institute guido.grosse @ awi.de Sebastian Laboor , Web Master Alfred Wegener Institute sebastian.laboor @ awi.de Call for Papers and [...] com with any additional comments or concerns. Location Information Campus UAF Campus (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Lodging Fairbanks is the hub of Interior Alaska. There are several lodging options

  • DACH Permafrost Conference

    Association of Friends and Sponsors of the AWI Organizing Committee Conference Chair Dr. Jens Strauss Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI) Jens.Strauss @ awi.de Scientific Program Committee Prof. Dr. Guido Grosse AWI [...] speaker selection, and program design Book of Abstracts Contact: Local Organizing Committee Alfred Wegener Institute – AWI Potsdam permafrost.conference @ awi.de Program Overview The main conference took

  • Library in the Ice

    the Antarctic in the summer season 1994/1995. He was the first German artist to travel to the Alfred Wegener Institute’s previous Neumayer Station on board the research icebreaker Polarstern. The laboratories [...] his second trek to the Antarctic, this time to launch his art project “Library in the Ice”. The Alfred Wegener Institute supplied the insulated cargo container that would house the library and transported

  • RESTORE 3 Upscaling

    delivered through close collaboration between the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN) , the Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI), and the Thünen Institute of Fisheries Ecology Over a ten-year period, existing

  • How to apply

    cover letter/motivation letter How did you learn about the vacancy? Why are you interested in the Alfred Wegener Institute? Why are you interested in the advertised position? What are the main points of your