• Snow on Sea Ice

    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 probe”, an electronic [...] 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 to record changes at the [...] . 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 expeditions. In addition

  • Advisory Board Neumayer

    Corsi University of Siena Italy Neumayer III Station (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut / U. Cieluch) Kohnen Station (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut)

  • Organisation chart

    Organisation chart of the Alfred Wegener Institute Organisation chart

  • Picarro L2120i Cavity RingDown Spectrometer

    RingDown-Spectrometer Picarro L2130i Cavity RingDown-Spectrometer (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Picarro L2140i Cavity RingDown-Spectrometer Picarro L2140i Cavity RingDown Spectrometer with PAL HTC-xt Autosampler [...] A0211 Vaporizer for H and O isotopes (in water samples). (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Polar Terrestrial Environmental Systems: Research Foci Staff Labs and Methods Teaching and Education Projects

  • Things to know

    Things to know Our profile Sustainability Statements Alfred Wegener Cooperations

  • AWI Technical Centre: The Shell is Complete

    ongoing pandemic made a live topping-out ceremony impossible, the Alfred Wegener Institute marked the milestone for the new building with a video topping-out speech and greetings from prominent members of [...] which will equip the Rasmus Willumsen House, named in honour of Alfred Wegener’s companion, to serve as a core site for the development of innovative maritime and polar technologies. The building is

  • Synoptic Observations

    interactive access . Mounting of an ultrasonic anemometer (Photo: Alfred Wegener Institut) Visilility sensor FS11 and Ceilometer CL51 (Photo: Alfred Wegener Institut)

  • Staff Units

    Media Relations plans and realises the public relations of the Alfred Wegener Institute. It is the institute's first contact address for journalists and everyone public interested in the AWI's research [...] Department of Communications and Media Relations Postal address Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research Am Handelshafen 12 27570 Bremerhaven / Germany +49 (0) 471 4831- [...] and safety inspect and evaluate the working conditions at the Alfred Wegener Institute. Contact Dr Roland Wittig Staff Unit HSE Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Reseach

  • Aerobics

    Aerobics Mehr in Kürze (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Head of Group Dr. Felix Mark Team Isabel Ketelsen

  • CHARTER

    CHARTER (Graphic: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Funding period: 1.8.2020 - 31.7.2024 CHARTER is an ambitious effort to advance adaptive capacity of Arctic [...] EU research programme Horizon 2020 . Contact Dr. Heidrun Matthes Alfred-Wegener-Institute Helmholtz-Centre for Polar and Marine Sciences Climate Sciences | Atmospheric Physics Telegrafenberg A45 Room 203