Research Themes (from 1993 to 2008)


Projects summaries


Projects ran since 1990. Those running this year are identified.

TROPOSPHERE (Chemistry, Physics, Climatology)
# Title Summary PI Email Running years Running in 2007
COL 351c Ground climatology Ground temperature around Brogger Joly D. Daniel.Joly@univ-fcomte.fr 2001-2005  
COL T2 Aerosols particles aerosols fluxes records at Corbel Station Delbart F. fdelbart@ipev.fr 2004 (>) Yes
COL T3 Meteo Corbel Meteorological records at Corbel Station Delbart, F. fdelbart@ipev.fr 2004 (>) Yes
COP T1 Validsite Nox + SO2 detection Delbart F. fdelbart@ipev.fr 2003-2004  
KOL 01 Radiation measurements Radiation measurements in framework of the Baseline Surface Radiation Network - BSRN Herber, A. aherber@awi-bremerhaven.de 1992 (>) Yes
KOL 05 UV Radiation UV A / UV B measurements T g, H. htueg@awi-bremerhaven.de 1996 (>) Yes
KOL 08 Heavy Metals in Aerosols Determination of Heavy Metals in Aerosols and Deposition Samples Kriews, M. mkriews@awi-bremerhaven.de 1993 (>) Yes
KOL 09 Tropospheric Lidar Investigations of tropospheric aerosols by lidar Neuber, R. neuber@awi-potsdam.de 1999 (>)  
KOL 12 GPS High Rate Station GPS Meteorology, water vapor, occulation meassurements Galas, R R. Galas, GFZ Potsdam 1999 (>) Yes
KOL 13 CHAMP GPS Meteorology, water vapor, occulation meassurements Offermann, P. P. Offermann, GFZ Potsdam 2004 (>) Yes
KOL14 Clouds Cloud observation Micro pulse Lidar and imager (with NIPR/Shiobara M) Neuber, R. neuber@awi-potsdam.de 2005 Yes
KOP 43 UV B UV-B Personal-related dosimetry by using an electronical Dosimeter, ELUV-14 Naggar, S. selnaggar@awi-bremerhaven.de 1998-1999  
KOP 61 Astar-2000 The campaign is based on simultaneous airborne measurements from the German research aircraft POLAR 4 and ground-based measurements in Ny- lesund Herber, A. aherber@awi-bremerhaven.de 2000  
KOP 70 Lidar Observations of marine aerosols with LIDAR and photometer Neuber, R. neuber@awi-potsdam.de 2002  
KOP 73 Surface snow Photochemical and physical processes in surface snow Jacobi, H.-W. hwjacobi@awi-bremerhaven.de 2002  
KOP 76 SEBISUP The surface energy budget and its impact on superimposed ice formation (SEBISUP) Nicolaus, M. mnicolaus@awi-bremerhaven.de 2002-2003  
KOP 77 Remote sensing Remote sensing of the radiative properties of arctic aerosols at solar and thermal infrared wavelengths and retrieval of aerosol microphysical properties. Smith, M. Mike@windylea.demon.co.uk 2002  
KOP 80 Mercury spring Measurements of atmospheric mercury species during Arctic springtime Ebinghaus, R. ralf.ebinghaus@gkss.de 2003  
KOP 86 Astar-2004 Ground-based support during ASTAR-2004 Herber, A. aherber@awi-bremerhaven.de 2004  
KOP 97 SvalEx-2005 Aircraft campain for springtime aerosols measurements Neuber, R. neuber@awi-potsdam.de 2005 (+)  
KOP98 Methane Carbon isotopic signature and atmospheric methane Ellen Damn edamm@awi-bremerhaven.de 2006 (+)  
KOP100 ARCTEX Arctic Turbulence Experiment Foken T., M Bareiss, M Luers thomas.foken@uni-bayreuth.de 2006 (+)  
KOP101 AOD network Photometer Intercomparaison Herber, A. aherber@awi-bremerhaven.de 2006 (+)  
RAL 313b DORIS - Meteo Rabot Temperature, Press. Humidity VAISALA Fagard H. herve.fagard@ign.fr 1990 (>) Yes
RAP 399 Chimerpol Mercury in the snow Ferrari C. ferrari@lgge.obs.ujf-grenoble.fr 2002 (+) Yes
RAP457 IOANA Investigation of the Isotopic Anomaly of Oxygen in Nitrate in the Artic Savarino J. jsavarino@lgge.obs.ujf-grenoble.fr 2006  
STRATOSPHERE (Chemistry, Physics)
# Title Summary PI Email Running years Running in 2007
KOL 02a Microwave observations Microwave observations of stratospheric trace species within the scope of the "Network for the Detection of Stratospheric Change" (NDACC) Notholt, J. mikel@uni-bremen.de 1993 (>) Yes
KOL 02b Stratospheric LIDAR Stratospheric observations with LIDAR technique (NDACC) Neuber, R. neuber@awi-potsdam.de 1998 (>) Yes
KOL 02c FTIR Trace gas measurements by Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (NDACC) Notholt, J. jnotholt@iup.physik.uni-bremen.de 1992 (>) Yes
KOL 03 Atmospheric aerosols Effects of atmospheric aerosol on climate, measured by sun and star photometer Herber, A. aherber@awi-bremerhaven.de 1993 (>) Yes
KOL 10 DOAS DOAS measurements of atmospheric trace gases (NDACC) Burrows, J. burrows@iup.physik.uni-bremen.de 1995 (>) Yes
KOP 10 BOS-Arctic High altitude balloon-borne ozone observations (BOS-Arctic) Dr. Hartwig Gernandt, Dr. Andreas Herber hgernandt@awi-bremerhaven.de, aherber@awi-bremerhaven.de 1994-2001  
KOP 17 Stratospheric Ozone Quantitative Understanding of Ozone losses by Bipolar Investigations (QUOBI), Stratospheric ozone loss determination (Match) Gathen, P. v. gathen@awi-potsdam.de 1998 (+) Yes
KOP 36 BOAS Ballon born observations of the stratospheric aerosol content Neuber, R. neuber@awi-potsdam.de 1996 (+) Yes
KOP 53 Solve SOLVE (SAGE III Ozone Loss and Validation Experiment) Neuber, R. neuber@awi-potsdam.de 1999-2000  
KOP 59 SAMMOA-FTIR SAMMOA-FTIR Notholt, J. jnotholt@iup.physik.uni-bremen.de 2000-2002  
KOP 60 Aerosol-FTIR The aim of the project is to study the properties (radiative effects, composition) of aerosols using FTIR emission spectroscopy Notholt, J. jnotholt@iup.physik.uni-bremen.de 2000-2003  
KOP 66 Satellite Validation Satellite validation of SAGE III Neuber, R. neuber@awi-potsdam.de 2001-2004  
KOP 67 Sciamachy SCIAMACHY satellite validation Notholt, J. jnotholt@iup.physik.uni-bremen.de 2000-2004  
KOP 69 Stratospheric Ballons Stratospheric balloon soundings M ller, M. mmueller@awi-potsdam.de 2002 (+) Yes
KOP 71 Arctic airborne Arctic Airborne Measuring Program 2002 Herber, A. aherber@awi-bremerhaven.de 2002  
KOP 74 FTIR SOGE-FTIR Notholt, J. jnotholt@iup.physik.uni-bremen.de 2002-2003  
KOP 75 BIRD BIRD satellite validation Bries, K. klaus.briess@dlr.de 2002  
KOP 94 Tethered balloon Dynamical evolution of the Arctic boundary layer, from ground to 2 km, using meteorological sondes Muller, M. mmueller@awi-potsdam.de 2005 (+) Yes
KOP 95 FTIR CO2 CO2 measurements from ground to the stratosphere Notholt, J. jnotholt@iup.physik.uni-bremen.de 2005 (+) Yes
KOP 96 BOS II High altitude balloon-borne ozone observations (BOS-Arctic) Wolff, M. mwolff@awi-bremerhaven.de 2005 (+) Yes
RAL 313a DORIS - position Rabot Orbit determination Fagard, H. herve.fagard@ign.fr 1990 (>) Yes
KOP103 Neutron Neutron measurements Paretzke R. paretzke@gsf.de 2006 (+) Yes
KOP109 ASTAR support Ground Based Support During ASTAR2007 A. Herber aherber@awi-bremerhaven.de 2007 (+) Yes
KOP111 Micro Pulse Lidar MPL testing Carmen Cordoba-Jabonero cordobajc@inta.es 2007 Yes
KOP112 Aerosols laser Aerosols characterization by laser induced influence F. Immler franz.immler@awi.de 2007 (+) Yes
MARINE BIOLOGY
# Title Summary PI Email Running years Running in 2007
KOL 06 Marine macroalgae Effects of UV-radiation on macroalgae of the Kongsfjorden Wiencke, Ch. cwiencke@awi-bremerhaven.de 1991 (>) Yes
KOP 50 Planctonic Copepods Life cycle strategies of planktic copepods in the high-Arctic Kongsfjord/ Spitsbergen with special reference to their overwintering strategies (diapause) Haagen, W: whagen@ipoe.de 1999  
KOP 51 Benthic communities Succession of benthic communities in polar environments: Benthic resilience in polar environments: a comparison Laudien, J. jlaudien@awi-bremerhaven.de 1999 (+) Yes
KOP 56 Marine sediment bacteria Adaptation of bacteria in marine sediments to Arctic temperatures J rgensen, B.B. bjoergen@mpi-bremen.de 2001 (+) Yes
KOP 57 Marine fungi Marine fungi and related protists in arctic littoral habitats: diversity and association Schaumann, K. kschaumann@awi-bremerhaven.de 2000  
KOP 58 Marine Invertebrates Antifeeding strategies of marine invertebrates Lippert, H.; Rachor, E. erachor@awi-bremerhaven.de 1999-2001  
KOP 63 Evertebrates Metabolism of evertebrates: role of Mycosporin amino acid Abele- schger, D. dabele@awi-bremerhaven.de 2001  
KOP 64 Ecological Interactions Ecological interactions between zoo- and phytobenthos with regard to defense-mechanisms against grazing pressure Wiencke, Ch. cwiencke@awi-bremerhaven.de 2001-2002  
KOP 68 Pteropods Lipid biochemical adaptation of pteropods Boer, M. mboeer@awi-bremerhaven.de 2002  
KOP 81 Polychaets and meiofauna Taxonomic and ecologic investigations on distinct kinds of polychaets and meiofauna of svalbard Arlt, G. guenter.arlt@biologie.uni-rostock.de 2003  
KOP 82 Metabolites Macroalgal secondary metabolites from Arctic waters K ck, M. mkoeck@awi-bremerhaven.de 2002-2003  
KOP 83 Benthic cockle Population dynamics of benthic cockle communities in polar environments Arntz, Laudien warntz@awi-bremerhaven.de 2003 (+) Yes
KOP 88 Lipids The role of lipids in the planktonic food circle in arktic smal seas under special compartement of uv-radiation Humbeck, K. humbeck@pflanzenphys.uni-halle.de 2004  
KOP 89 Arctic macroalgae Physiological acclimation of Arctic macroalgae along vertical stress gradients Bischof, K. kbischof@ipoe.uni-kiel.de 2004  
KOP 90 Filter feeders Food in the Arctic pelagic system, its role in the diet of filter feeders, and fertili-sation by exudates: an experiment in situ Laudien, J. jlaudien@awi-bremerhaven.de 2004  
KOP 91 UV - Bacteria UV effects on bacteria Buma, A. A.G.J.Buma@rug.nl 2005 (+)  
KOP 92 Lipids food Lipids in the Arctic food chain Graeve, M. mgraeve@awi-bremerhaven.de 2005 (+) Yes
KOP 93 Intertidal ecosystem Intertidal soft bottom winter community Arlt, G. guenter.arlt@biologie.uni-rostock.de 2005 (+)  
KOP99 AWIPEV Invest Sedimentology processes in Kongsfjord Dethleff Dirk ddethleff@ipoe.uni-kiel.de 2006 (+) Yes
KOP102 Benthic microalgae Survey, UV effect of benthic algae Karsten U., Wiencke C. ulf.karsten@uni-rostock.de 2006 (+) Yes
KOP105 Microbial community Climate change for pelagic microbial communities A. Buma, W. van de Poll (Univ. Groningen) A.G.J.Buma@rug.nl 2007 (+) Yes
KOP106 Pelagic archeobacteria - PACCA Pelagic Archea in the changing coastal arctic G.J. Herndl herndl@nioz.nl 2007 (+) Yes
KOP107 Viruses Significances of viruses for polar marine ecosystem functionning C. Brussaard corina.brussard@nioz.nl 2007 (+) Yes
KOP108 Arctic nanofauna Arctic nanofauna H. Arndt (Univ. Cologne) hartmut_arndt@uni-koeln.de 2007 (+) Yes
RAP455 Praceal Zooplankton predators : Role and Adaptative strategy in the Artic Ecosystem Control : importance of lipidic metabolism Mayzaud P. mayzaud@obs-vlfr.fr 2006-2010 Yes
TERRESTRIAL BIOLOGY
# Title Summary PI Email Running years Running in 2007
COP 286 GIS - thermo plant Thermophilic index Brossard T. thierry.Brossard@univ-fcomte.fr 1995-2004  
KOL 07 Snow algae in Svalbard Snow algae in Svalbard Fuhr, G. guenter.fuhr@ibmt.fhg.de 1995-2000  
KOP 72 Snow-Algae Investigation of the physiological and cellular adaption of plants and snow algae to the arctic environment L tz cornelius.luetz@uibk.ac.at 2002 (+) Yes
RAP 330 Tridac Kittiwakes endocrinology Chastel O. chastel@cebc.cnrs.fr 1998 (+)  
RAP 332 Eider Eider ecophysiology Raclot T. Thierry.Raclot@c-strasbourg.fr 1998 (+)  
RAP 333 Parasito arctique Kittiwakes parasitology Boulinier T. Thierry.Boulinier@univ-jussieu.fr 1998-2003  
RAP 426 Arctaphid Aphids ecology and genetics Hull M. hulle@rennes.inra.fr 2004 (+)  
EARTH (Geology, Geophysics, Geomorphology, soils)
# Title Summary PI Email Running years Running in 2007
COL 351 Bioclim Climate -plant interactions Joly D. Daniel.Joly@univ-fcomte.fr 1999-2004  
COL 351b Topography Corbel High resolution relief 18 km2 around Corbel Statin Joly D. Daniel.Joly@univ-fcomte.fr 1999-2004  
COR304 Hydro-Loven-Flows Hydrological dynamics of a glacial hydrosystem of western Spitsbergen : the Loven East basin (79°N) Griselin Madeleine madeleine.griselin@univ-fcomte.fr 2006-2010 Yes
COP 400 Geomorphoclim Glacial margins morphology Mercier D. Denis.Mercier@paris4.sorbonne.fr 1995-2004  
COP442 Cryo-clim Permafrost and recent climatic changes Van Vliet Lanoe, B. Brigitte.Van-Vliet-Lanoe@univ-lille1.fr 2005 Yes
KOL 04 VBB-Station Seismological "Very Broad Band" Station (VBB-Station) Eckstaller, A. aeckstaller@awi-bremerhaven.de 1994 (>) Yes
KOL 11 Permafrost Heat and mass transfer in the active layer Boike, J. jboike@awi-potsdam.de 1997 (>) Yes
KOP 78 Permafrost Causes for GPR reflections in an alluvial permafrost environment Schwammborn, G. gschwamborn@awi-potsdam.de 2002  
RAP 1060 Spitzbay Sediments from glaciers in Kongsfjord Deloffre, J. julien.Deloffre@univ-rouen.fr 2007 (>) Yes
RAP 337 Gravimetry Gravity variation and vertical motion in polar regions Hinderer, J. Jacques.Hinderer@eost.u-strasbg.fr 2007 Yes
KOP 113 Fossils Plant fossils from tertiairy sediment Martina Dolezych martiniss@t-online.de 2007 Yes
GLACIOLOGY
# Title Summary PI Email Running years Running in 2007
KOP 85 Ice caves Ice caves in order to reconstruct Holocene Glacier Recessions Hormes, A. anne.hormes@angstrom.uu.se 2004  
RAP 265 Glacio Spitzberg Mass balance Lovenbreen Pinglot M. b.lefauconnier@wanadoo.fr 1993-1999  
RAP 294 Ice mass balance Mass balance Lovenbreen 2 Lefauconnier B. b.lefauconnier@wanadoo.fr 1995  
KOP 110 Glaciers surging processes Ice marginal processes at surging, non surging cold based and polythermal glaciers S. Lukas Lukas@geo.unibe.ch 2007 Yes
Others
# Title Summary PI Email Running years Running in 2007
KOP 104 ipy zoological Garden project Year of Polar Research at the Zoological Garden, Rostock F. Fuchs f.fuchs@zoo-rostock.de 2007 Yes

(>) : continuous project
(+) : 'end' not planned