And the eyes of muskoxen work like a combination of snow goggles and night vision gear. Yet the future of all these survivors is uncertain; over the past few decades, the living conditions in the Arctic [...] comes to surviving in the Arctic, it’s a whole new ball game. Arctic sea ice at sunrise (Photo: Stefan Hendricks) The Arctic Ocean Unlike at the southern tip of the planet, in the High North there is no [...] which form on the ice in the summer and freeze over in the autumn. In many regions of the Arctic, the melting sea ice will likely result in higher productivity among the ice algae in the short term. Yet

destroy the stratification of the lower troposphere. Due to the stability of the free atmosphere above the bound- ary layer the typical height of the stable boundary layer (SBL), defined as the lowest altitude [...] 4. Box plots of the mean seasonality of the volatile, semi- volatile and refractory portion of the measured particle concentra- tions for the years 2005–2007. Lines in the middle of the boxes represent [...] Characterization of the variations of condensation particle concentrations 13247 Fig. 1. Time series of the measured CP concentrations (daily means). Also indicated are the operation periods of the different

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vocalisations, speeding up the analysis of passive acoustic data in order to address ecological questions. I am interested in understanding the effects of the physical environment and the ecosystem productivity [...] acoustic monitoring of ambient noise in the Atlantic sector of the Southern Ocean Svenja Zakrzewski (2010), Bachelor Hochschule Bremerhaven The PALAOA-S experiment: vocal behaviour of Antarctic pinnipeds [...] addresses how the distribution of marine mammals relates to abiotic and biotic environmental factors to explore the ecological role of marine mammals in the Arctic Ocean. Data stem from the interdisciplinary

Atlantic cod into the aquariums, the two Polar cods from the first haul still are waiting for company. Not till the final days of the expedition, as they reach the Hornsund at the western side of Spitsbergen’s [...] easily to the altered habitats in the Arctic. An expedition report. Early morning on the 16th of August 2013 the German research vessel Heincke leaves the port of Bremerhaven. On board are a handful of fish [...] Wegener Institut) In search of the Polar cod A similar sight awaits the team the following day, as the RV Heincke sails into the Hinlopenstretet: plenty of Atlantic cod, yet no sight of its Arctic conspecific

gravitational field. The strength of the field depends on the mass of the planet. But, unlike a billiard ball, the mass of the Earth is not equally distributed in its interior. And on the planet’s surface [...] billion tonnes of snow fall there every year. In the past, much of the snow remained on the ground, even on the outskirts. It then became compressed and added to the ice. “But over the past 20 years, we’ve [...] important factor: the seawater is currently being pulled at by the gravitational field of the major ice masses in Greenland and the Antarctic, similar to how the moon drives the tides. Should the ice melt, this

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sampling of the Kerguelen Plateau in the southern part of the Indian Ocean. The Kerguelen Plateau rises up 2000 m above the surrounding seafloor and hence forms an obstacle for the flow of the Antarctic [...] chronicle of Cenozoic climatic and oceanographic changes in the southern Indian Ocean Located in a key region in the southern Indian Ocean the complex topography of the Kerguelen Plateau, one of the world’s [...] caused by the tectonic development of the Kerguelen Plateau as well as the opening of the Tasman Gateway, the Drake Passage and major global climatic changes. In the Kerguelen Plateau region all of these changes

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and best practices, the presentation of new technology and further innovation, and the advancement of international co-operation in the circumpolar regions of the world. The theme of the 16th ICRSS is Convergence [...] s in the polar environments. The symposium provides a platform for the exchange of current applied research and best practices, the presentation of new technology and further innovation, and the advancement [...] advancement of international cooperation in the circumpolar regions of the world. We look to build on the more than 100 participants and the record 50% attendance by students and early career researchers at