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Alfred Wegener is known for his theory of continental drift which he published exactly 100 years ago in 1915. Slightly less known, but equally important are the studies on the climates of

conditions in Antarctica were suitable for resin-producing trees. A team of researchers led by the Alfred Wegener Institute and the TU Bergakademie Freiberg have just released a paper in the journal Antarctic

(Graphic: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Fig. 3b (Graphic: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Fig. 3c (Graphic: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Figure 1: Surface circulation of the Arctic Ocean (Graphic: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) [...] which mark the Atlantic origin waters (Karcher et al, 2012) (Graphic: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Fig. 3d (Graphic: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Figure 3: Concentration of 129 Iodine [10 7 at/l] at 240m depth [...] sea ice) freshwater content (integrated in the area in blue on the map) (Graphic: T. Kovacz, Alfred-Wegener-Institut) The Arctic Ocean receives freshwater by run-off from Asia north of the Himalaya. Large

marine litter concentrated, and which species and ecosystems does it affect? Researchers at the Alfred Wegener Institute have for the first time compiled all scientific data published on marine litter in

the Arctic Ocean has risen 20-fold. This was recently reported in a study by researchers at the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI).

Finland to Iceland. To inform the German Arctic interested parties, the Arctic Office of the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, has organized a symposium with the

growing, a team of researchers led by the University of St Andrews and with contributions from the Alfred Wegener Institute has concluded.

27th International Cartographic Conference
The Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) and the TU Dresden’s Institute for Cartography present their joint thre

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

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