• Publications, Contributions & Outreach Activities - AWI OZA

    Szesciorka, A (2026, Februar 23). From Concept to Collaboration: The Arctic Acoustic Observing Network. Arctic Observing Summit (AOS), Aarhus, Denmark. doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18748965 Hanf-Dressler, [...] IC, Van Parijs SM, Jones J (2016). Pinniped Sounds in the Polar Oceans. In: Listening in the Ocean, edited by W. W. L. Au and M. O. Lammers, pp. 257-308, Springer New York, New York, NY. DOI: https:// [...] -9ffcd427-100.html , broadcasted in DLF and Bremen 2 June 2022: Ocean Future LAB - co-creative workshop on resilient future scenarios for our oceans April-November 2022: Wissenschaftliche Begleitung

  • Arctic Pulse

    , sediments, carbon, nutrients, and contaminants from land to ocean. These changes directly affect the Arctic ocean’s freshwater balance and circulation, sea-ice, marine food webs, greenhouse-gas [...] food security of Inuvialuit communities. RV Polarstern in the Arctic Ocean (Photo: Esther Horvath) From the boreal forest and tundra to the deep ocean, Arctic Pulse 2027 follows the journey of water, [...] carbon and emerging contaminants 2) Ecosystem Dynamics, Arctic Cod and fishes of the Central Arctic Ocean H2: Substantial shifts in productivity, ecosystem dynamics result from changes in runoff

  • Climate modelling

    world, there are natural climate archives – the sediments on the ocean floor, ancient ice in the Arctic and Antarctic, wood for tree-ring analyses, and more. These archives contain what is referred to [...] However, these models do not reflect in detail processes in the ocean, which have a major influence on the climate. In response, the AWI has developed a special ocean model (FESOM), which simulates e.g. ocean currents and sea ice. For their climate simulations, AWI researchers have coupled the two atmospheric models and FESOM, yielding

  • Staff Units

    the framework of intergovernmental bodies (eg SCAR, IASC, ATCM, Arctic Council, CCAMLR, OSPAR). The office is coordinating the AWI contributions and will perform as an information platform for environmental [...] networks (DAM, DKK, Helmholtz Climate, KDM, UN Decade of Ocean Science, IPCC, IPBES, Leopoldina, etc.), in which the research contributions of the AWI / of Helmholtz Earth system research are of

  • WG Community & Evolutionary Ecology

    with native organisms. Effects of global change on the ecology of Arctic coasts Currently, global warming especially causes strong effects on Arctic ecosystems. We study the consequences of increasing water temperatures on species interactions in Arctic benthic coastal communities. From these investigations we predict future scenarios for a warmer marine Arctic ecosystem and its [...] from the Interreg North-West Europe Programme. Exciting results Arctic burrowing Effects of Arctic lugworms Find out more Marine heatwaves Do you remember? Find out more Team PIs: Dr. Christian Buschbaum

  • Seafloor spreading

    millimetres to centimetres per year (plate tectonics). So-called mid-oceanic ridges run through the oceans. In these zones magma rises from the Earth’s interior to the surface, cools down there and constantly [...] seafloor continuously forms is, for instance, Gakkel Ridge in the Arctic. This is a submarine mountain range whose northern foothills extend from the northeast tip of Greenland to Laptev Sea in Siberia.

  • Conferences and Seminars

    FOR OPEN-WATER AQUACULTURE ON GRAN CANARIA pg.31 Jan Jacob One Ocean Science Congress 2025 June 3-6, 2025 Nice, France Event Link Poster Judith Matz 56th International Liège Colloquium on Ocean Dynamics [...] Influence of light and silicic acid on the productivity of the arctic phytoplankton community. Attended; co-chaired session “Paleo including the evolution of silicifiers”; participated in ECR working [...] . CHALLENGES AND BENEFITS OF AQUAFARMING SARGASSUM IN THE OPEN OCEAN COMBINED WITH ARTIFICIAL UPWELLING. Dr. Miriam Phillippi Dr. Mar Fernandez Mendez

  • AWI Sustainability Guideline

    . As a major research centre, the AWI maintains stations in the Arctic and Antarctic, research vessels and polar aircraft. This is associated with a comparatively high consumption of resources. For this [...] our research on changes in the atmosphere, the cryosphere, the ocean and the coast, corresponding feedback mechanisms as well as the consequences of climate change for polar and marine ecosystems and [...] significance of the UN goals for sustainable development for oceans and polar regions and to keeping these issues present in the public consciousness. A particular challenge for us is the targeted

  • Climate Sciences

    and biogeochemical processes in the atmosphere, cryosphere, and ocean. Understanding these processes – especially in the rapidly changing polar regions where the changes have far-reaching implications [...] simulate. We operate cutting-edge measurement systems across the Arctic and Antarctic, using research vessels, such as the icebreaker Polarstern , observatories, aircrafts, and satellites to capture the evolving dynamics of the ocean, atmosphere, sea ice, and ice sheets. At the same time, we push the boundaries of climate modeling – one of our key strengths – by

  • Permafrost Coasts

    Permafrost Profile About 34% of the world's coasts are affected by Arctic permafrost and are particularly sensitive to climate change. The frozen bluffs lose the cohesion provided by the permafrost matrix [...] food-web through the release of sediment and organic matter to the ocean. Survey-like studies on coastal erosion in the Arctic exist, but a comprehensive understanding of local processes is lacking, thus [...] expeditions Project EU Nunataryuk FLO CHAR COPER GTN-P EU PAGE21 Arctic Coastal Dynamics (ACD)