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cryo-Raman spectrometer (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) The cryo-Raman spectrometer of the Glaciology section is optimised for measurements on ice and other frozen samples. The whole microscope unit is [...] Long-time measurements across several days are also possible. Ice sample during measurement (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) The high spatial and spectral resolution and the automated mapping features enable

Tromsø, Norway (Photo: Alfred Wegener Institut) Cod swimming in a lab aquarium (Photo: Alfred Wegener Institut) AWI PhD student Flemming Dahlke working with cod (Photo: Alfred Wegener Institut) Can ocean [...] incubation facility (Photo: Alfred Wegener Institut) Incubation facility for cod eggs (Photo: Alfred Wegener Institut) Dana Graulich studying cod larvae (Photo: Alfred Wegener Institut) Fisheries could be [...] (Photo: Alfred Wegener Institut) Also fish larvae react sensitively to a decreasing pH value. (Photo: Alfred Wegener Institut) Once grown-up fish can better handle ocean acidification. (Photo: Alfred Wegener

left. Contact General questions via e-mail Postal address Alfred-Wegener-Institut Postfach 12 01 61 27515 Bremerhaven Glimpses of the Alfred Wegener Institut in Bremerhaven AWI Campus Bremerhaven Back of [...] (H) Klußmannstraße 3 27570 Bremerhaven info @ awi.de Overview The central main focus of the Alfred Wegener Institute in Bremerhaven is polar research and the exploration of the sea. Scientists of different [...] times per day. You can find the exactly timetable on the Website of VBN . [ To Wegener-House (Building D): To get to the Wegener-house of the AWI, you can take the bus routes 502, 505, 506, 508 and 509 from

Taking a haemolymph sample (Photo: Alfred Wegener Institut) Copepod samples (Photo: Alfred Wegener Institut) Watching a copepod through a microscope (Photo: Alfred Wegener Institut) Nourishing favourable [...] copepods a nourishing meal (Photo: Alfred Wegener Institut) Emptying the bongo net (Photo: Alfred Wegener Institut) Bongo nets are suitable to catch copepods. (Photo: Alfred Wegener Institut) Links to AWI ocean [...] extremely important for the food web in the sea. That’s why biologist Dr Barbara Niehoff at the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research is investigating how copepods are able

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

(Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) PERPLEX is a software program that can be used to plan and efficiently execute expeditions with research vessels. The software was developed at the Alfred Wegener Institute [...] Waypoints Technologie Transfer Offers to the private sector Screenshots Perplex7 GUI. (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Perplex7 starts with this window, where you can switch between the different tabs as [...] the menu for creating a new trip will automatically open Perplex 7 Route viewer.jpg (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) The 'Maps' tab displays the travel route, where e.g. new waypoints can be interactively

The Challenge Yedoma cliff (Photo: Alfred Wegener Institut) Arctic permafrost deposits are estimated to freeze-lock as much carbon in the atmosphere, allowing a potentially significant climate warming [...] current Earth System Models so far. Project Objectives and Results Landsat true color image (Photo: Alfred Wegener Institut) Data on the spatial distribution of soil carbon pools and their vulnerability to rapid [...] additionally supported by the Helmholtz Association with special funds for successful ERC grants. The Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, in particular the Periglacial Research

AWI EXPERT Dr Monica Ionita is a climate scientist at the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research in Bremerhaven. She was born in Bucharest (Romania) in 1979, and studied [...] University, Romania. In 2009 she completed her doctorate at the University of Bremen and the Alfred Wegener Institute on variability and potential predictability of Elbe river streamflow and their relationship [...] group, UNESCO Friend Low-Flow and Drought Group, and the PAGES-Floods group. She has been awarded Alfred Wegener Award for Science Transfer, but also with other international presti- gious prizes (e. g. European

described as permafrost," the permafrost researcher explains. Ny-Ålesund (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Bayelva (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) [...] layer has expanded by 50 centimetres," explains Dr Julia Boike, permafrost researcher at the Alfred Wegener Institute. The thawing layer is the part of the ground that is not permanently frozen and thaws