Coastal Waters Under Pressure
Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI)
Published: 21 July 2021
AWI researchers call for advanced, interdisciplinary computer models to better predict the impact of climate change, overfishing, and pollution on coastal ecosystems. These tools could guide future marine protection and management strategies.
Keywords: protected areas, nutrient input, interdisciplinary research, ecological forecasting, Frontiers in Marine Science
Atmospheric research in Germany will be significantly expanded
Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI)
Published: 5 August 2021
Germany is investing €86M in ACTRIS-D, a new research infrastructure to monitor aerosols, clouds, and trace gases. Coordinated by TROPOS, it will enhance air quality and climate forecasting and includes AWI’s lidar research in the Arctic.
Keywords: atmospheric research, Arctic, particulate matter, environmental monitoring,European Research Infrastructure, Ny-Ålesund, scanning lidar, ERIC
Wandering Icebergs
Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI)
Published: 14 January 2021
During past glacial periods, Antarctic icebergs drifted much farther north due to extended sea ice and calmer seas, altering ocean stratification and affecting global climate patterns, including heat and CO₂ absorption in the Atlantic.
Keywords: icebergs, glacial period, Atlantic Ocean, freshwater transport, ocean stratification, iceberg drift, sea ice, Pleistocene
