Alfred-Wegener-Institut
Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung
Fachbereich Klimawissenschaften
Sektion Meereisphysik
Address
Klußmannstraße 3d
27570 Bremerhaven
Deutschland
GERiT
This institution in GERiT
27570 Bremerhaven
Projects
Infrastructure Priority Programmes
Current projects
Where are the jellyfish? An integrative molecular study to reveal the gelatinous zooplankton species diversity, distribution, and connectivity within a changing Southern Ocean
(Applicant
Verhaegen, Gerlien
)
Completed projects
About using dual-polarization multi-frequency microwave observations for improved identification of thin ice and retrieval of its thickness
(Applicants
Dierking, Wolfgang
;
Heygster, Georg
;
Stammer, Detlef
)
Analysis of the role of sea ice and frost flowers as a source of salt aerosol
(Applicant
Kaleschke, Lars
)
Iceberg Census and Tracking in the Weddell Sea Utilizing Satellite Data
(Applicant
Dierking, Wolfgang
)
Impact of climate warming on the stability of the Filchner Ronne Ice Shelf and implications for the drainage of the vast Antarctic Ice Sheet
(Applicant
Thoma, Malte
)
Modelling and parameterization of lead generated turbulence in the atmospheric boundary layer over Antarctic sea ice
(Applicants
Gryschka, Micha
;
Lüpkes, Christof
;
Stammer, Detlef
)
Recent Antarctic Sea Ice Surface Melt from Satellite Remote Sensing (REASSESS)
(Applicant
Istomina, Larysa
)
Sea Ice Deformation Mapping by Means of Synthetic Aperture Radar
(Applicant
Dierking, Wolfgang
)
Sea ice type distribution in the Antarctic from microwave satellite observations (SITAnt)
(Applicant
Spreen, Gunnar
)
Snow Covers impact on Antarctic Sea Ice - Remote Sensing (SCASI-RS)
(Applicant
Maaß, Nina
)
Snow Covers impacts on Antarctic Sea Ice (SCASI)
(Applicants
Nicolaus, Marcel
;
Stammer, Detlef
)
Research Grants
Completed projects
Modelling iceberg drift in the Weddell Sea to determine the freshwater input due to iceberg melting and decay
(Applicant
Hellmer, Hartmut H.
)
Multi-Scale Characterization of Polar Permafrost Landscapes by Airborne and Satellite Remote Sensing and In-Situ Geophysical Measurements
(Applicants
Baumhauer, Roland
;
Dierking, Wolfgang
;
Klemm, Otto
;
Kneisel, Christof
;
Ullmann, Tobias
)
Wassermassentransformation im Weddellmeer: eine Modelluntersuchung mittels Tracersimulationen und Ergänzung der Tracer-Datenbasis
(Applicant
Roether, Wolfgang
)
Collaborative Research Centres
Completed projects
Meereis im nördlichen Nordatlantik: Satellitenfernerkennung von Verteilung, Drift und Dicke anhand neuester Methoden
(Project Head
Kaleschke, Lars
)
Priority Programmes
Completed projects
The Antarctic Ice Sheet Mass Balance from Satellite Geodesy and Modeling
(Applicants
Dierking, Wolfgang
;
Dietrich, Reinhard
;
Eineder, Michael
;
Flechtner, Frank
)
Clusters of Excellence
Completed projects
EXC 177: Integrated Climate System Analysis and Prediction (CliSAP)
(Spokespersons
Claußen, Martin
;
Engels, Anita
;
Stammer, Detlef
)