• Projects

      varying resolutions, are not well understood. Emerging research suggests a complex interplay between the Fram Strait Sea Ice Export (FSSIE) and the AMO, pointing to a critical, yet underexplored, feedback mechanism

    • Dr. Wilken-Jon von Appen

      wilken-jon.von.appen@awi.de
      +49(471)4831-2903
      Klußmannstraße 3d, 27570 Bremerhaven

    • Sofia Kuzmina

      sofia.kuzmina@awi.de
      , Bremerhaven

    • Dr. Rebecca McPherson

      rebecca.mcpherson@awi.de
      +49(471)4831-2161
      Klußmannstraße 3d, 27570 Bremerhaven

    • M.Sc. Daniel Scholz

      daniel.scholz@awi.de
      +49(471)4831-2366
      Klußmannstraße 1, 27570 Bremerhaven

    • Publications, Contributions & Outreach Activities - AWI OZA

      multi-year analysis of acoustic occurrence and habitat use of blue and fin whales in eastern and central Fram Strait. PLoS ONE 19(11): e0314369. DOI: doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0314369 Trathan PN, Savoca [...] Acoustic presence and vocal repertoire of bowhead whales (Balaena mysticetus) in eastern and central Fram Strait. Frontiers in Remote Sensing 3. DOI: doi.org/10.3389/frsen.2022.907105 Duengen D, Burkhardt [...] Spiesecke S, Thomisch K (2020). Vocal behaviour of bowhead whales ( Balaena mysticetus ) in eastern Fram Strait. Paper SC/68/NH/03 presented at the Scientific Committee Meeting of the IWC. Available from:

    • Chronicle

      the Helmholtz Association-sponsored infrastructure project “FRontiers in Arctic marine Monitoring” (FRAM). The sediments collected by the expedition team from the rim of the Lomonosov Ridge date back 30

    • Aerosols & Clouds

      10.1525/elementa.2023.00016 Dahlke, S. , Solbès, A. and Maturilli, M. (2022) Cold Air Outbreaks in Fram Strait: Climatology, Trends, and Observations During an Extreme Season in 2020 , Journal of Geophysical

    • results-S5POC

      L. , Bretagnon M., Bracher A. , 2022. Phytoplankton functional types observation from space in the Fram Strait (2002-2020). ESA Ocean Carbon from Space Workshop, Online event, 14 – 18 February 2022. Poster

    • Arctic Species in Climate Change

      average, though 5,669 metres at its deepest point. Its only deep-sea connection to other oceans lies in Fram Strait between Greenland and Svalbard. The Arctic Ocean is also characterised by record low temperatures: [...] element Apart from fish, have other newcomers from the south found their way to the Arctic? In fact, Fram Strait between Greenland and Svalbard has become a preferred travel route for new residents of the