Heinrich Award

ng signal. Moreover, the 5–10,000-yr intervals between the events are inconsistent with Milankovitch orbital periodicities, raising the question of what the ultimate cause of the postulated cooling may [...] not only in the region of the North Atlantic Ocean but also in remote areas such as the Pacific Ocean and the Antarctic. See: Heinrich, H.: Origin and consequences of cyclic ice rafting in the northeast [...] planktonic foraminifera to the sediments, and short-lived, massive discharges of icebergs originating in eastern Canada. The path of the icebergs, clearly marked by the presence of ice-rafted detrital carbonate

Projects

Christian Stepanek The Pliocene is seen in many ways as a possible analogue of future warm climate states. The question of the characteristics and of the dynamics of the climate of the Pliocene thus becomes [...] climate states of the Pliocene, sensitivity studies are also taken into account. These allow a better understanding of the climate of the Pliocene in the context of the climate forcings of the future. This [...] regions in the form of prepared, printable graphics and maps as well as their raw data, the preparation of the basics and knowledge on the topic of sea ice as well as the current expert assessment of the sea

Large Igneous Provinces

experience the same magmatic history? The fragmentation of the Manihiki Plateau poses the question, whether distinct phases of magmatic or tectonic processes led to the deformation of the Manihiki Plateau [...] suggested that the Ontong-Java Plateau was connected to the Manihiki Plateau at the Western Plateaus and drifted towards the west. Overview map of the Pacific Ocean in the vicinity of the Manihiki Plateau [...] development of the Manihiki Plateau We try to unravel the relationship between the two largest sub-provinces of the Manihiki Plateau, the Western Plateaus and the High Plateau, which are separated by the Danger

Transition from Cretaceous Greenhouse to Tertiary Icehouse

hiatusses in the South Atlantic since the middle Miocene. The opening of Drake Passage in early Oligocene times and the closure of the CAS at ~6 Ma, i.e., tectonic processes, have been identified as the key triggers [...] emplacement of the plateau influence the climatic, oceanic environments, and Earth’s biota? What can we deduce about water mass changes during early stages of the plateau’s evolution? Did emplacement of the Agulhas [...] important driver of Cretaceous-Paleogene/Neogene climate changes in the Southern Ocean but the opening of gateways and subsequent migration of continents also has had a profound effect on the regional climate

Gateways of the Southern Ocean

little about the early phases of the circulation. This will be the focus of future studies, e.g. the BMBF project SLIP . Drilling the younger history of water mass exchange! The younger history of the water [...] documented e.g. in the western part of Ireland and the UK where branches of the gulf stream, named after the Gulf of Mexico, lead to a mild climate and allow the growth of palm trees. In the same latitudes [...] with the establishment of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet interrupted deposition of drift body 3. Deposition started again with the onset of the Pliocene (drift body 4, ~5 Ma). The gentle slope of the Outer

Research Focus

processes and the resulting environmental changes are needed to answer those questions. The study of structure of the crust and the upper mantle of the earth and accretionary processes of polar and subpolar [...] the Southern Ocean What was the effect of the opening of the gateways of the Southern Ocean? Lakes as climate archives Old lake-level terraces at the current shore (Photo: Alfred Wegener Institut) Find [...] conditions form the focus to allow conclusions on the development of the glaciation of the polar regions during the past 70 million years. Data documenting the origin and development of tectonic, magmatic

Climate modelling

include a digital twin of every atom in the ocean and atmosphere in the model – and the processing power of all the world’s supercomputers combined wouldn’t remotely be up to the task. Accordingly, models [...] refers to the long-term state of the atmosphere and ocean over decades, centuries or millennia. To gauge the climate, the statistics of the meteorological parameters also used to determine the weather are [...] Celsius, according to the IPCC the risk of exceeding certain tipping points in the climate system will be lower. This assessment was also the basis for the 1.5-degree target included in the Paris Agreement,

Awards and honors

focuses on understanding the drivers of sea surface temperature (SST) and sea ice changes from the satellite era to a warmer world. SO-ASE aims to unravel the fundamental physics of ice-climate interactions [...] Development (ESD) of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research and the German UNESCO Commission. The klimafit core team includes: at AWI: Dr. Renate Treffeisen, Dr. Klaus Grosfeld, at the WWF Germany: [...] Stephanie Arndt , 2023. Video of the Prize winner Silent Hero Preis Stephanie Carstensen , 2023. Video of the Prize winner Doctoral Award Dr. Luisa von Albedyll , 2022. Video of the Prize winner

Bluehouse

Helgoland and the agency "studio klv". The Alfred Wegener Institute conducts research in the extreme habitats of the polar regions and oceans - from the atmosphere to the bottom of the seas. At the Helgoland and [...] on side The excavation pit is currently being prepared with the pile construction, and the next step will be the demolition of the two basement levels. In the course of the upcoming work, the subsoil is [...] around 600 square metres of state-of-the-art exhibition space. By combining haptic and virtual content, the BLUEHOUSE HELGOLAND will provide a whole new insight into the world of the North Sea and its exploration

Stable Isotopes in Marine Geology

DML as well as data of the control standard IA-RO63. It can be seen that the SD of the DML house standard is higher, but it is still within the specification of the analysis system. The transparent background [...] addition, the δ 15 N values of the organic matter also provide information on the efficiency of the biological pump if terrigenous input can be excluded. The δ 13 C and δ 15 N values of organisms, on the other [...] archives. On the other hand, we determine the δ 18 O values in ice and water samples from the Arctic and Antarctic, as well as the δ 13 C values of dissolved inorganic carbon in the water of the polar oceans