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Alfred-Wegener-Institut Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung [Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research]

	[Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research]
Website:	www.awi.de/en
Address:	Am Handelshafen 12 27570 Bremerhaven Germany
E-mail:	info@awi.de
Telephone:	+49 471 4831 0
Fax:	+49 471 4831 1149
Year of foundation:	1980
Activities:	The Alfred Wegener Institute carries out research in the Arctic and Antarctic as well as in the high and mid latitude oceans. The institute coordinates German polar research and makes available to national and international science important infrastructure, e.g. the research icebreaker “Polarstern” and research stations in the Arctic and Antarctic.
Collections:	Friedrich Hustedt Diatom Collection
Publications:	Reports on Polar and Marine Research (ISSN 1866-3192) Polarforschung (ISSN 0032-2490) Helgoland Marine Research (ISSN 1438-387X)

Alfred-Wegener-Institut Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung (AWI) [Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research]

	[Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research]
Website:	www.awi.de
Address:	Am Handelshafen 12, D-27570 Bremerhaven
E-mail:	info@awi.de
Telephone:	+49-471-4831-0
Fax:	+49-471-4831-1149
Year of foundation:	1980
Activities:	The Alfred Wegener Institute carries out research in the Arctic and Antarctic as well as in the high and mid latitude oceans. The institute coordinates German polar research and makes available to national and international science important infrastructure, e.g. the research icebreaker “Polarstern” and research stations in the Arctic and Antarctic.
Collections:	Friedrich Hustedt Diatom Study Centre Collection
Publications:	Berichte zur Polarforschung / Reports on Polar Research ; Polarforschung ; Helgoland Marine Research

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.