The research aircraft “Polar 6” and “Polar 5” have arrived on Svalbard for the start of the flight campaigns. (Photo: AWI, Esther Horvath) After a five-month suspension due to corona-forced constraints, the two German polar research aircraft...
Night shot of the main building of the Allfred Wegener Institute in Bremerhaven. (Photo: Wolfgang Cohrs) On July 15, 2020, the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI), will celebrate its 40th anniversary. With its innovative...
The German research vessel “Polarstern” in the central Arctic. The new construction of the “Polarstern II”, which is now planned, will meet all the requirements of a modern research icebreaker. (Photo: Mario Hoppmann) On February 14, 2020, the...
The “Polarstern” in the Weddell Sea. Use of the on-board headlights. Polar Star Expedition ANT-XXIX/6 from June 8 – August 12, 2013. The cruise was the first Antarctic winter expedition since 2006. (Photo: Stefan Hendricks) After a decade of...
OFOS (Ocea Floor Observing System) is a towed photo/video system that provides information on the large-scale distribution of larger animals on the bottom of the HAUSGARTEN area. The comparison with images from the past ten years provides the scientists with...