Ocean warming causes elephant seals to dive deeper
Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI)
Published: 12 February 2012
Global warming pushes southern elephant seals from Marion Island to dive deeper for prey. Alfred Wegener Institute researchers use satellite tags and jaw sensors to study how ocean warming affects their foraging behavior and survival.
Keywords: Elephant seals, global warming, Alfred Wegener Institute, Marion Island, dive behavior.
Two top teams join forces: German deep-sea researchers and space travel technologists jointly develop robot systems for the exploration of extreme regions
Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI)
Published: 25 January 2013
ROBEX, a groundbreaking German alliance led by the Alfred Wegener Institute, brings together space and deep-sea researchers to develop autonomous robotic systems capable of long-term missions in extreme environments like the deep sea and the moon.
Keywords: ROBEX, Alfred Wegener Institute, autonomous robots, deep-sea exploration, moon missions, Helmholtz Alliance
Research vessel Polarstern returns home after one and a half years in the Antarctic
Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI)
Published: 9 April 2014
After 18 months in the Antarctic, RV Polarstern returns with crucial data from the Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf. Scientists studied sea ice, ocean currents, and biodiversity, aiding future climate models and understanding of this rapidly changing region.
Keywords: biodiversity, satellite buoys, Weddell seals, hydrography, deep-sea biology, AWI, marine research.
