Antarctic. It coordinates German polar research efforts, while also conducting research in the North Sea and adjacent coastal regions in Germany. Combining innovative approaches, outstanding research [...] anthropogenic use. Though the strains on them are especially apparent in coastal regions and shelf seas, where densely settled cities and claims to usage rights are often concentrated, the vast and unpopulated [...] over longer timeframes. They research the atmosphere, ice, oceans and coasts. They explore the deep seas, the glaciers and the permafrost soils of the polar regions first-hand. And they analyse data from