meteorological observatory. (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Outstanding logistics: the research aircraft Polar 5 during an expedition in the Arctic. (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut / Stefan Hendricks) Cu [...] Ocean. The polar regions and oceans are central drivers of climate-related processes. (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Oceans cover seventy percent of the Earth’s surface. Characterised by their fascinating [...] climate. As an internationally respected centre of expertise on polar and marine research, the Alfred Wegener Institute is one of the very few scientific institutions in the world that are equally active

Events in the Research Division Alfred Wegener Lecture Every two years, the Climate Science Reseach Division of the Alfred Wegener Institute invites to the “Alfred Wegener Lecture in Climate Science”. The [...] Friday Seminar The lecture series “Friday Seminar” comprises scientific lectures by guests of the Alfred Wegener Institute as well as by AWI employees. The aim of this event is to benefit from each other s [...] participate online. A new lecture can be registered at any time on AWI-Nextcloud . Location: Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Center for Polar- and Marine Research Building G, Klußmannstr. 3, 27570

parts of Wegener's inheritance as well as historical images of his expeditions. Related research Geophysics Bathymetry Magnetometer More about Alfred Wegener Continental drift Alfred Wegener [...] Seafloor spreading Mid-Atlantic Ridge on the globe (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) It wasn’t until the mid-1960s, around third years after Wegener’s death, that his ideas received recognition in science.

the MICADAS radiocarbon laboratory at Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI), Germany Technology Sample processing Contacts: AWI MICADAS laboratory (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Gesine Mollenhauer Torben Gentz

Research locations of the Alfred Wegener Institute AWI Helgoland Kurpromenade 201 27498 Helgoland 0 47 25 / 819 0 Helgoland AWI Sylt Hafenstraße 43 25992 List Neumayer-Station III Ekström-Schelfeis, Atka-Bucht [...] .awi.de/neumayer AWIPEV www.awi.de/awipev Kohnen-Station www.awi.de/kohnen The Alfred Wegener institute maintains different infrastructures to support research in remote areas. The research

Spring Time Atmospheric Boundary Layer Experiment (STABLE) STABLE was as a joint project of the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research in Bremerhaven, of the University of Hamburg (ZMAW), [...] tracks of the research aircraft of AWI during STABLE between 28 Feb and 28 March 2013 (Graphic: Alfred-Wegener-Institut Amelie Tetzlaff) The general goal of STABLE was to obtain in-situ data of processes

AWI (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Litopenaeus vannamei are kept in the system. (Photo: M. Bögner Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Concentrated sample from the biofloc tank (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) [...] Internships and final theses can be carried out in this project. Shrimps from a BioFlocsystem (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Lead: Monika Weiß , Mirko Bögner Phd : Janek Neuse Contact: Mail to Monika , Mirko

feedback mechanisms. Our team EcoTrace group Picture: C. Völkner (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Scarlett Trimborn (Photo: Alfred Wegener Institut) Head of the group: Dr. Scarlett Trimborn Team: Jenna Balaguer [...] Polarstern expedition ANT XXVII-2. Picture: S. Trimborn (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Southern Ocean phytoplankton are major drivers of global carbon cycling accounting for 20% of the global annual

satellite altimeters. Contact: Dr. Stefanie Arndt Magna probe survey on Antarctic sea ice (Photo: Alfred Wegener Institut) We perform snow thickness measurements during Polarstern expeditions by using a “magna [...] thickness measurements in the vicinity of the research vessel. Snow buoy, deployed on sea ice (Photo: Alfred Wegener Institut) We deploy snow buoys in the Arctic and Antarctic. They are equipped with echo sounders [...] can be accessed via the Meereisportal. Snow pit on sea ice, revealing different layers (Photo: Alfred Wegener Institut) In order to characterize different snow layers, snow pits are prepared during Polarstern

Next-Generation sequencing. PCR cycler (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Istitut, Levent Vorpahl) (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) 4200_TapeStation.jpg (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Polar Terrestrial Environmental