The Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI), a member of the Helmholtz Association, is a German research institute primarily focused on polar and marine research in the Arctic, Antarctic, and mid-latitude oceans. While not directly developing space technologies, AWI utilizes space-based data and technologies for Earth observation, climate monitoring, and understanding environmental changes in remote polar regions. AWI also coordinates German polar research and provides essential infrastructure like the research icebreaker "Polarstern" and research stations to national and international scientists. Key areas of involvement include climate research, oceanography, and ecosystem studies, often in collaboration with international partners.
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Dr Frank Lamy is a palaeoclimatologist at the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research and is a co-author of the study.
The supplied data is managed via the Seabed 2030 Southern Ocean Regional Centre at the Alfred Wegener Institute.
The data supply follows a successful 2021 trial where the UKHO collaborated with the Alfred Wegener Institute on a data set covering South Georgia.
The trial data was supplied to the Alfred Wegener Institute in November 2021 and was successfully integrated into the IBCSO data pipeline.
Boris Dorschel, Head of Southern Ocean Regional Centre at the Alfred Wegener Institute, emphasizes the importance of high-quality marine geospatial data for Seabed 2030.