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Alfred-Wegener-Institut fur Polar- und Meeresforschung (AWI) [Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research]
| [Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research] | |
| Website: | www.awi-bremerhaven.de |
| Address: | Columbusstrasse, Postfach 120161, D-27568 Bremerhaven |
| E-mail: | awi-pr@awi-bremerhaven.de Potsdam office: Postfach 600149, 14401 Potsdam. |
| Telephone: | +49-331-288-21-00 |
| Fax: | +49-331-288-21-22 |
| Year of foundation: | 1980 |
| Activities: | National research centre for polar and oceanographic research. In addition to carrying out its own research programme, AWI provides logistical support to scientists working in both polar regions, operates the polar research and supply vessel Polarstern, and maintains the all-year Antarctic station Neumayer (70.37'S; 08.22'W) and Koldewey Station, Ny-Alesund, Svalbard. Library. |
| Publications: | Berichte zur Polarforschung / Reports on Polar Research (1981-); Hydrographic atlas of the Southern Ocean (Olbers et al, 1992); Polarstern Abstracts (1987-, annual); Polarforschung (1931-, 3pa); Zeitschriftenverzeichnis (Catalog of Serials) (1989) |
Arctic Technology Laboratories (ARCTECLAB)
| Website: | www.arcteclab.de |
Bundesamt fur Seeschiffahrt und Hydrographie [Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency]
| [Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency] | |
| Website: | www.bsh.de |
| Address: | Postfach 301220, D-20305 Hamburg |
| Telephone: | +49-40-3190-3290 |
| Fax: | +49-40-3190-5032 |
| Activities: | The German Ice Service is based here. |
| Publications: | Eisbericht |
Deutsche Forschungsge-meinschafte [National Committee for Permafrost]
| [National Committee for Permafrost] | |
| Address: | Kennedyallee 40, D-5300 Bonn-Bad Godesberg 1 |
| Year of foundation: | 1984 |
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft [SCAR National Committee]
| [SCAR National Committee] | |
| Address: | Kennedyallee 40, D-53175 Bonn |
| Telephone: | +49-228-885-1 |
| Fax: | +49-228-885-2777 |
| Activities: | National Member of SCAR. |
Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Polarforschung [German Society of Polar Research]
| [German Society of Polar Research] | |
| Address: | c/o Alfred-Wegener-Institut fur Polar- und Meeresforschung (AWI), Columbusstrasse, Postfach 120161, D-27568 Bremerhave |
| Activities: | Holds regular meetings as well as international polar meetings every 2.5 years (18th, 1996). Working groups on geology and geophysics, glaciology, and ethnology of the polar regions. Archive of polar records. See also Archiv fur Polarforschung. |
| Publications: | Polarforschung (1931-, 3pa) |
Deutscher Landesausschuss SCAR/IASC [German National Committee for SCAR/IASC]
| [German National Committee for SCAR/IASC] | |
| Address: | Postfach 120161, D-27515 Bremerhaven |
| Telephone: | +49-471-4831-152 |
| Fax: | +49-471-4831-102 |
Deutsches Hydrographisches Institut [German Hydrographic Institute]
| [German Hydrographic Institute] | |
| Address: | Bundesamt fur Seeschiffart und Hydrographie - Tauschstelle, Bernhard-Nocht-Strasse 78, Postfach 4, W-2000 Hamburg |
| Telephone: | +49-40-31-90-31-90-0 |
| Fax: | +49-40-31-90-50-00 |
| Publications: | Bibliographie des Europaischen Nordmeeres und angrenzender Meeresgebiete; Deutsche Hydrographische Zeitschrift (1948-, 6pa); Hydrographischer Atlas der Gronland- und nordlichen Norwegischen See (1979-1987) |
Hamburg Ship Model Basin (HSVA)
| Website: | www.hsva.de |
| Address: | Department for Ice and Environmental Technology, Bramfelder Strasse 164, D-22305 Hamburg |
| Telephone: | +49-69203-426 |
| Fax: | +49-69203-345 |
Institut fur Angewandte Geodasie (IfAG)
| Address: | Richard-Strauss-Allee 11, D-60598 Frankfurt am Main |
| E-mail: | sievers@p9.ifag.de |
| Telephone: | +49-69-6333-313 |
| Fax: | +49-69-6333-441 |
| Year of foundation: | 1952 |
| Activities: | National Antarctic mapping centre. Carries out geodetic, cartographic and photogrammetric research and survey work. |
| Publications: | Topographic, thematic, satellite image and aerial photomaps of the Antarctic at various scales ranging from 1:5,000 to 1:6m. |
Kommission fur Glaziologie
| Address: | Bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Marstallplatz 8, D-80539 Munchen |
| Telephone: | +49-89-230-31-195 |
| Fax: | +49-89-230-31-100 |
| Year of foundation: | 1962 |
| Activities: | Monitors water balance components of the glaciated Vernagtbach basin; surveys selected Austrian and German glaciers; and collaborates in Arctic and Antarctic glaciological research. |
Polarphilatelie e.V.
| Address: | c/o Kurt Behrensdorf, Neue Strasse 15, D-31275 Lehrte |
| Year of foundation: | 1970 |
| Activities: | Study of postal and communications systems and arrangements in both Arctic and Antarctic regions. Study of stamps and postmarks relating to polar motifs and events. |
| Publications: | Handbucher (annual or biennial); Mitteilungsblatt (4-5pa) |
Universitat Bamberg
| Website: | www.uni-bamberg.de |
| Address: | Geographisches Institut, Forschungsstelle fuer Geographie der Polarlander, Postfach 1549, Am Kranen 12, D-8600 Bamberg |
Universitat Kiel Institut fur Polarokologie (IPO) [Institute for Polar Ecology]
| [Institute for Polar Ecology] | |
| Website: | www.uni-kiel.de/ipoe |
| Address: | Wischhofstr. 1-3, Gebaude 12, D-24148 Kiel |
| E-mail: | postmaster@ipoe.uni-kiel.de |
| Telephone: | +49-431-600-1200 |
| Fax: | +49-431-600-1210 |
| Year of foundation: | 1982 |
| Activities: | Focal point for polar research activities at Kiel, consisting of marine and terrestrial sections, and engaged in both research and graduate and undergraduate teaching. The editorial office of Polar Biology is located here. |
| Publications: | Mitteilungen zur Kieler Polarforschung (1986-, annual) |
Westfalische Wilhelms-Universitat Munster, Institut fur Geophysik
| Address: | Forschungsstelle fur Physikalische Glaziologie, Corrensstrasse 24, D-48149 Munster |
| E-mail: | langema@vnwz01.uni-muenster.de |
| Telephone: | +49-251-83-3592 |
| Fax: | +49-251-83-8397 |
| Year of foundation: | 1980 |
| Activities: | Carries out basic research on the physical properties of snow and ice (including sea ice); field investigations, involving primarily the application of electro-magnetic reflection methods (radar) to derive the thickness and internal structure of glaciers and ice caps; and modelling of ice dynamics with an emphasis on shelf-ice processes. Maintains the Archiv fur Polarforschung of the Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Polarforschung. |