during summer. Boundary layer heights amount here to about 60 m (blue) and 500 m (red) (Graphic: Alfred Wegener Institut) The atmospheric boundary layer (ABL) is the layer which is influenced by processes [...] (Fram Strait, near Svalbard) with drifting floes and small ridges at the floe edges. (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) The interaction of the lower atmosphere with sea ice and ocean is strongly influenced [...] outbreaks with strong roll convection Terra Modis Image of 17 April 2014 (13:15 GMT) (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) The interaction between atmospheric prcesses in polar and mid-latitude regions is strongly

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

foam and the Optimare/Sea-Bird Electronics CTD-logger on top before deployment in 2007. (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) The Automated Elevator System by NGK, Japan, consists of a sophisticated combination [...] mooring Fig. 2: The CTD-logger is initially fixed to the winch frame utilizing corrosion (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) The mooring which contains the NGK Automated Elevator System and the Optimare/Sea-Bird [...] interval (duration 30 min every 12 h). Pressure is in dbar against CTD-logger record number (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) The NGK system came back on deck in an as-new optical condition, and so did the Op

Blue Angel on the High Seas The Alfred Wegener Institute’s research vessels are operated as sustainably as possible Needless to say, today environmental protection is also an important topic in the context [...] context of shipping. Accordingly, especially at a Helmholtz Centre like the Alfred Wegener Institute, whose experts regularly conduct research at sea, sustainability on board is a priority. This can be seen [...] sea. In addition to the training cruises, the Uthörn successor will also remain central to the Alfred Wegener Institute's long-term research and sampling in the German Bight. Four researchers can stay at

Basin of the Arctic Ocean using Imaging Flow Cytometry and PDMPO natasha.bryan @ awi.de ORCiD Alfred Wegener Institut Am Handelshafen 12 27570 Bremerhaven E-1015 Overview of Doctoral project Phytoplankton

a 2-year research stay at the Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology in Bremen and the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research in Bremerhaven, Germany, she connected to a broad in

cycle and in the marine ecosystem. Interaktion zwischen marinem und atmosphärischem CO2 (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Team leader Prof. Dr. Judith Hauck Team members Dr. Özgür Gürses (scientific programmer)

extensive microearthquake data sets. Seismicity studies at the Arctic Ridge System (Graphic: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) We are also involved in other projects along slow and ultraslow spreading ridges.

the principles of circular economy in aquatic production. GAIN_Image_Homepage_AWI.jpg (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Project Fact Sheet Project name GAIN (Green Aquaculture Intensification in Europe)

effects on anthropogenic pressure on our shelf sea communities. Section Head Cédric Meunier (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) PD Dr. Cédric Meunier Assistance and library Helgoland Thilo Denker Our Working Groups