Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research
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The Alfred Wegener Institute of Polar and Marine Research is a scientific organization located in Bremerhaven, Germany. The institute was founded in 1980 and is named after revolutionary meteorologist climatologist, and geologist Alfred Wegener.
[edit] Structure of the institute
The institute has four major departments:
- Climate System Department, which studies oceans, ice and atmosphere as physical and chemical systems.
- Pelagic Ecosystems Department, which studies the ecology of plankton with regard to sea ice and sea shelf systems.
- Benthic Ecosystems Department, which studies the biology of ocean floors at a variety of depths. *Geosystems Department, which studies climate development, especially as revealed by sediments.
[edit] Research facilities
Besides its main site in Bremerhaven, the institute has research stations in the Arctic and Antarctic, and a research vessel, the PFS Polarstern.
