large-scale components of the Earth, like the ice sheets and ocean circulation, boreal forest and permafrost. We strive to increase our understanding of the relevant processes driving dynamics within these

and refreezes there, for example as a ice vein in a frost crack. When we take samples from the permafrost today and analyse the isotope ratio of the ground ice in our laboratory, we also make this fingerprint [...] Environmental Systems Past Climate Change ISOLAB Facility - Stable Isotope Laboratory Potsdam Permafrost research at the AWI Glaciological research at the AWI Sample preparation: it couldn't be cleaner

Geosciences in Bremerhaven: Geophysics: Mechita Schmidt-Aursch Glaciology: Constance Oberdieck Permafrost: Melanie Reinhardt Polar Terrestrial Environmental Systems: Kristina Brenner Marine Geochemistry:

reach remote lake sites. In summer we use helicopters, because the absence of roads on thawing permafrost does not allow the use of cars. Yakutia 2016 Bykovsky 2017 Chukotka 2018 Polar Terrestrial Env

Contact Directorate's Office Dr Corinna Kanzog Helmholtz Junior Research Groups Observation of permafrost on Herschel Island (Photo: Boris Radosavljevic) With the Helmholtz Junior Research Groups, the

provision of natural resources. AWI focuses on understanding the rapid changes in Arctic-Boreal permafrost regions and their global impact. Topic 6: Marine and Polar Life How will global change impact marine

continental slopes to the bottom waters of the shallow shelves, some of which contain submarine permafrost and gas hydrates. Offshore-directed winds in winter frequently open leads and polynyas in the ice

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