• DNA isolation & library prep

    DNA isolation & library prep Fast-Prep®-24 Instrument (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut, Levent Vorpahl) The FastPrep-24™ Instrument is a high-speed homogenizer for the lysis of sediment or plant samples

  • Seismics

    marine seismic data collection. Seismics in west Greenland (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Difficult terrain (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Seismic waves penetrate through the ice sheet or shelf and [...] Snow streamer (Photo: Olaf Eisen, Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Subglacial conditions play a key role in the most dynamic parts of the ice sheet: ice streams, outlet glaciers and tidewater glaciers. These fast [...] most spectacular being a 4500m high Alpine saddle, Colle Gnifetti. Gimballed geophone (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Seismic data acquisition (seismics) is a technique to generate and record elastic or

  • Proxy Development

    foraminifera under controlled conditions (Photo: Alfred Wegener Institute/ Delphine Dissard) Fig. 4: Nano-SIMS-picture of a benthic foraminifer (Photo: Alfred Wegener Institute/ Gernot Nehrke) Contact: Dr. Gernot [...] during growth that can be measured by geochemical analyses . Fig. 2: Sampling of diatoms (Photo: Alfred Wegener Institute/ Bärbel Hönisch) Foraminifera (unicellular organisms secreting a carbonate shell) are

  • Long-term Observation of Surface Radiation

    the Arctic (AWIPEV Research Base in Ny-Ålesund, Spitsbergen) Pyranometer in Ny-Ålesund. (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Ny-Ålesund is situated 78.9° N north of the arctic circle. During the polar night from [...] Annual cycle of surface radiation, mean values from radiation measurements 1992 to 2024 (Graphic: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Climate Change and Radiation The shortwave solar radiation and its reflection at the [...] from daily mean values of reflective and downward shortwave radiation in Ny-Ålesund. (Graphic: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Publication The surface radiation measurements and related climate aspects are discussed

  • Søråsen

    König-Langlo) Yearly overview of AWS Søråsen data (Graphic: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Daily overview AWS Søråsen data (Graphic: Alfred-Wegener-Institut)

  • SafeSeaPack

    surrounding food webs? Current Experiments Surface - new (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Surface after 3 months (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) The degradation of the packaging material in aquatic e

  • continuous

    König-Langlo. Mounting of an ultrasonic anemometer (Photo: Alfred Wegener Institut) Visilility sensor FS11 and Ceilometer CL51 (Photo: Alfred Wegener Institut)

  • Visit in Bremerhaven before expedition starts

    of the transit cruise of the so-called Antarctic Circumnavigation Expedition (ACE) visited the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar dnd Marine Research (AWI) last Saturday. The guests su

  • Research Minister Wanka visits the University of Oldenburg

    Biodiversity. The new institute will bundle and expand the research excellene in this field of the Alfred Wegener Institute and the University of Oldenburg. AWI Director Prof. Dr. Karin Lochte attended as well

  • We left for a while!

    of the whole COSMUS team I would like to thank all members of the Logistic Department of the Alfred Wegener Institute, because without their unconditional support this expedition would not have been possible