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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

increase of CO2 in the ocean upsets the carbonate chemistry of the ocean and causes the waters to become more corrosive. The images indicate that all of the Southern Ocean surface waters south of 60°S and [...] may, for instance, alter the behaviour of an organism. An important question at the end of the previous CBD report on ocean acidification was the determination of so-called tipping points – has research been [...] that was previously the case in the history of the Earth. The question is therefore whether the animals can hold their own at this speed and adapt fast enough. Thus far we have studied the short-term adaptability

Southern Ocean
A unique series of measurements taken over several years in the Antarctic Ocean provide new findings about the daily vertical migration of zooplankton communities: scientists of the Thünen [...] Thünen Institute of Sea Fisheries in Hamburg and the Alfred Wegener Institute in Bremerhaven observed changes during the year and between years. The Antarctic zooplankton is the main source of food for many [...] many fish and whale species, including the largest mammal in the world, the blue whale.

The southern ocean is the steering wheel of the circulation of the adjoining oceans and part of global material circulations Schematic of the global circulation from Rick Lumpkin and Kevin Speer, J. Phys [...] run down the continental slope towards the deep sea floor. The newly formed and well ventilated bottom water underrides, steered by bottom topography, the ACC to fill the deep basins of the world ocean. [...] downward to the deep ocean layers or to the sediment. This process is called the biological pump. Whether the Southern Ocean at large acts as a source or a sink of CO2 for the atmosphere depends on the balance

Find further information about the station's equipment, location and the reconstruction of the Research Station Samoylov Island on the station's site. Snapshots of life at the station – according to C [...] Research at the furthest reaches of civilization Modern laboratory facilities, a large fleet of vehicles and a stable Internet connection: located at the heart of the Siberian tundra, the Samoylov research [...] Morgenstern Getting there Samoylov Station is located in the middle of the Lena Delta. On the map it only looks like a tiny dot amidst the expanse of the Siberian tundra, far from any cities, airports or motorways

from? Question 8: What are the risks of marine plastic? Question 9: What are the economic impacts of marine litter? Question 10: How can we prevent the spread of marine litter? [...] year 2100. In contrast, the amount of plastic waste dumped into the sea by ships will most likely have decreased: for decades now, the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL) [...] litter is there in the ocean? Question 4: Where does plastic litter end up? Question 5: What are garbage patches? Question 6: How large are the garbage patches? Question 7: Where do microplastics come from

filmed thousands of nests of icefish of the species Neopagetopsis ionah on the seabed. The density of the nests and the size of the entire breeding area suggest a total number of about 60 million icefish [...] breeding at the time of observation. These findings provide support for the establishment of a Marine Protected Area in the Atlantic sector of the Southern Ocean. A team led by Autun Purser from the Alfred [...] Fascinating discovery
Near the Filchner Ice Shelf in the south of the Antarctic Weddell Sea, a research team has found the world's largest fish breeding area known to date. A towed camera system ph

in the world. The Polarstern operates an average of 305 days a year, typically cruising in the Antarctic from November to March and pursuing research in the Arctic during the summer months. In the process [...] disposal, stored on a total of 9 winches. Food and drink In a month of operations, the Polarstern’s engines and boiler burn ca. 900 tonnes of diesel fuel. In the same amount of time, the ship’s galley bakes 3 [...] An Icon of German Polar Research The Research Vessel Polarstern is the most important resource for German polar research and the flagship of the Alfred Wegener Institute. Commissioned on 9 December 1982

Follow this link Gateways of the Southern Ocean What was the effect of the opening of the gateways of the Southern Ocean? Lakes as a climate archives Old lake-level terraces at the current shore (Photo: Alfred [...] Formation of the Arctic Basin Polarstern for geophysics in the Arctic Ocean Research projects on the formation of the Arctic Ocean Connection of the Arctic Ocean to the World Oceans What have we learned [...] learned about the connection of the Arctic Ocean to the other oceans? Development of the North Atlantic Deepwater and its precursors What do we know about the development of North Atlantic Deepwater and its