The Arctic is warming twice as fast as other areas in the World, with profound consequences on sea level, extent and thickness of sea ice, the Greenlandic ice shelf and permafrost, and the access to new and as yet unexplored areas and resources. ![]() ![]() the Polar regions and the oceans are key areas for understanding of global climate and environmental change. It coordinates polar research in Germany and provides the necessary infrastructure, including permanent and seasonally staffed research stations (such as neumayer Station iii in Antarctica, the German-french research base AWiPEV on Svalbard and the German-russian Samoylov station in the Lena Delta, Siberia), research vessels (such as the internationally renown Polarstern), research aircraft, scientific observatories and measurement systems. With its broad expertise and innovative approaches in bio-, geo- and climate sciences, excellent research facilities, a strong international network of partners and over 30 years of expertise, the AWI is amongst the worlds few scientific institutions that conduct comprehensive research on the icy atmospheric, terrestrial and aquatic realms at both poles. ![]() The Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research (AWi) in the Helmholtz Association of German research centres conducts research in the Arctic, the Antarctic and the oceans and coasts of high and temperate latitudes.
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