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        <entry>
            <id>https://doi.org/10.5194/polf-94-43-2026</id>
            <title type="html">Buchrezension: <i>Der getr&#228;umte Norden</i>
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            <link href="https://doi.org/10.5194/polf-94-43-2026"/>
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                &lt;b&gt;Buchrezension: Der geträumte Norden&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;
                Cornelia Lüdecke&lt;br&gt;
                    Polarforschung, 94, 43&#8211;44, https://doi.org/10.5194/polf-94-43-2026, 2026&lt;br&gt;
                This is a review of a compilation of historical events that deal with the Far North in a variety of ways covering a total period of 2332 years.
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                &lt;b&gt;Buchrezension: Der geträumte Norden&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;
                Cornelia Lüdecke&lt;br&gt;
                    Polarforschung, 94, 43&#8211;44, https://doi.org/10.5194/polf-94-43-2026, 2026&lt;br&gt;
                
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                <name>Copernicus Electronic Production Support Office</name>
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            <published>2026-03-24T19:27:52+01:00</published>
            <updated>2026-03-24T19:27:52+01:00</updated>
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        <entry>
            <id>https://doi.org/10.5194/polf-94-45-2026</id>
            <title type="html">Buchrezension: <i>Ada Blackjack: &#220;berleben auf der B&#228;reninsel</i>
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            <link href="https://doi.org/10.5194/polf-94-45-2026"/>
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                &lt;b&gt;Buchrezension: Ada Blackjack: Überleben auf der Bäreninsel&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;
                Cornelia Lüdecke&lt;br&gt;
                    Polarforschung, 94, 45&#8211;46, https://doi.org/10.5194/polf-94-45-2026, 2026&lt;br&gt;
                It is a review of a book on an Inupiaq woman written for 8 year old children, who took part in an expedition to Wrangel Island in 1921&amp;#8211;1923 and who survived as only person. The book describes her life as loving mother who struggled for her children against racism.
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                &lt;b&gt;Buchrezension: Ada Blackjack: Überleben auf der Bäreninsel&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;
                Cornelia Lüdecke&lt;br&gt;
                    Polarforschung, 94, 45&#8211;46, https://doi.org/10.5194/polf-94-45-2026, 2026&lt;br&gt;
                
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                <name>Copernicus Electronic Production Support Office</name>
            </author>
            <published>2026-03-24T19:27:52+01:00</published>
            <updated>2026-03-24T19:27:52+01:00</updated>
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        <entry>
            <id>https://doi.org/10.5194/polf-94-17-2026</id>
            <title type="html">From fossils to conservation: an overview of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic penguins
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            <link href="https://doi.org/10.5194/polf-94-17-2026"/>
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                &lt;b&gt;From fossils to conservation: an overview of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic penguins&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;
                Raven Quilestino-Olario&lt;br&gt;
                    Polarforschung, 94, 17&#8211;41, https://doi.org/10.5194/polf-94-17-2026, 2026&lt;br&gt;
                Penguins have survived for over 60 million years, yet many colonies are now changing rapidly. This overview links fossils, ancient colony remains, and modern surveys to place today&amp;#8217;s trends in a long context. Some populations are expanding, but ice-dependent species are at high risk where sea ice breaks up earlier, and food shortages can worsen where fishing overlaps. These results support protecting key breeding and feeding areas, and limiting disturbance and catches in possible warming scenarios.
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                &lt;b&gt;From fossils to conservation: an overview of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic penguins&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;
                Raven Quilestino-Olario&lt;br&gt;
                    Polarforschung, 94, 17&#8211;41, https://doi.org/10.5194/polf-94-17-2026, 2026&lt;br&gt;
                <p>Penguins are among the most distinctive birds of the Antarctic and sub-Antarctic, and their story spans from extinct &amp;#8220;giant&amp;#8221; fossil species to the penguins that breed today. This overview brings together evidence from fossils, ancient colony remains, chemical records, and modern monitoring to place today's population changes in a long environmental context. Fossils from Seymour Island and other Southern Hemisphere sites show that penguins have persisted for more than 60&amp;#160;million years, including during much warmer periods, followed by major changes as Antarctica cooled and became dominated by ice. Records from past colonies and genetic studies show that penguin populations repeatedly expanded, contracted, and shifted their ranges as sea ice and ocean conditions changed over thousands of years, highlighting how strongly penguins depend on sea ice and marine food webs. Eight Antarctic and sub-Antarctic species are assessed, summarizing current status and pressures using recent conservation assessments alongside ecological and satellite-based studies. Trends differ strongly by region: some populations, such as gentoo penguins in parts of the Antarctic Peninsula, have expanded or shifted their range, while others have declined or appear highly sensitive to changes in food availability. Looking ahead, risk is shaped by connected processes rather than warming alone. Ice-dependent species are most vulnerable where reliable sea ice is disappearing or breaking up earlier, whereas krill-dependent species face added risk where climate-driven changes in krill overlap with concentrated fishing. New tools that are improving monitoring and forecasting are highlighted, including satellite and aerial colony surveys, animal tracking, remote cameras, and improved krill mapping, alongside key remaining uncertainties such as juvenile survival, winter behavior, and the fine-scale conditions near colonies. Overall, this synthesis emphasizes a central contrast: penguins have shown resilience over deep time, yet their near-future persistence may be constrained by the speed and combined pressures of human-driven change.</p>
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            <author>
                <name>Copernicus Electronic Production Support Office</name>
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            <published>2026-03-18T19:27:52+01:00</published>
            <updated>2026-03-18T19:27:52+01:00</updated>
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        <entry>
            <id>https://doi.org/10.5194/polf-94-11-2026</id>
            <title type="html">12th International Conference on Permafrost in Whitehorse, Canada: early career researchers' insights and contributions
            </title>
            <link href="https://doi.org/10.5194/polf-94-11-2026"/>
            <summary type="html">
                &lt;b&gt;12th International Conference on Permafrost in Whitehorse, Canada: early career researchers' insights and contributions&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;
                Verena Bischoff, Pia Petzold, and Melanie Stammler&lt;br&gt;
                    Polarforschung, 94, 11&#8211;15, https://doi.org/10.5194/polf-94-11-2026, 2026&lt;br&gt;
                The International Conference on Permafrost 2024 brought together researchers and local voices in Whitehorse, Canada, to explore diverse perspectives on permafrost thaw and adaptation to the changing Arctic environments. With support from the German Society for Polar Research, three early career researchers from Germany joined this global exchange, gaining insight, inspiration, and valuable new connections within the scientific community.
            </summary>
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                &lt;b&gt;12th International Conference on Permafrost in Whitehorse, Canada: early career researchers' insights and contributions&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;
                Verena Bischoff, Pia Petzold, and Melanie Stammler&lt;br&gt;
                    Polarforschung, 94, 11&#8211;15, https://doi.org/10.5194/polf-94-11-2026, 2026&lt;br&gt;
                <p>The 12th International Conference on Permafrost (ICOP) was held in Whitehorse, Canada, from 16 to 20 June 2024, with the overall theme &amp;#8220;Integrating perspectives of permafrost thaw, change, and adaptation&amp;#8221;. The conference brought together numerous different permafrost-related research disciplines, allowing for inter- and intra-disciplinary exchange and collaboration. Over 470 permafrost researchers from all over the world gathered in Whitehorse to attend the conference and share their findings, in a place where permafrost is also highly relevant to the local community, environment, and infrastructure. The conference venue was a great place to exchange ideas and a great place for graduate students and early career scientists who want to be actively involved in the permafrost community. Funding from the German Society for Polar Research (DGP) enabled three early career scientists from Germany to attend the conference and benefit from this unique opportunity to gain knowledge, skills, and inspiration, and to expand their network in the scientific community. We would like to emphasize that such funding is extremely valuable for fostering the integration of early career researchers (ECRs) into the global research community.</p>
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            <author>
                <name>Copernicus Electronic Production Support Office</name>
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            <published>2026-03-16T19:27:52+01:00</published>
            <updated>2026-03-16T19:27:52+01:00</updated>
        </entry>
        <entry>
            <id>https://doi.org/10.5194/polf-94-9-2026</id>
            <title type="html">Book review: <i>Antarctic Basalt: An Antarctic Quest in</i>  <i>the Days of Dog-sledge Travel</i>
            </title>
            <link href="https://doi.org/10.5194/polf-94-9-2026"/>
            <summary type="html">
                &lt;b&gt;Book review: Antarctic Basalt: An Antarctic Quest in  the Days of Dog-sledge Travel&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;
                Wilfried Bauer&lt;br&gt;
                    Polarforschung, 94, 9&#8211;10, https://doi.org/10.5194/polf-94-9-2026, 2026&lt;br&gt;
                Lewis Juckes tells his once-in-a-lifetime adventure of being a young geologist in East Antarctica. Sent on a 2-year trip by Prof. Lester King to find geological evidence for a former connection between southern Africa and East Antarctica in Gondwana, he not only has to deal with a hostile climate and complex geology but also needs to master a dog-sled team.
            </summary>
            <content type="html">
                &lt;b&gt;Book review: Antarctic Basalt: An Antarctic Quest in  the Days of Dog-sledge Travel&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;
                Wilfried Bauer&lt;br&gt;
                    Polarforschung, 94, 9&#8211;10, https://doi.org/10.5194/polf-94-9-2026, 2026&lt;br&gt;
                
            </content>
            <author>
                <name>Copernicus Electronic Production Support Office</name>
            </author>
            <published>2026-02-26T19:27:52+01:00</published>
            <updated>2026-02-26T19:27:52+01:00</updated>
        </entry>
        <entry>
            <id>https://doi.org/10.5194/polf-94-5-2026</id>
            <title type="html"><i>In memoriam</i> Prof. Dr.-Ing. Gerhard Spaeth  (*&#8201;14. Dezember 1930 &#8211; &#8201;<mo form="infix">&#8224;</mo>&#8201;&#8201;14. August 2025)
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            <link href="https://doi.org/10.5194/polf-94-5-2026"/>
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                &lt;b&gt;In memoriam Prof. Dr.-Ing. Gerhard Spaeth  (* 14. Dezember 1930 –  †  14. August 2025)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;
                Wilfried Bauer, Heinrich Siemes, and Joachim Jacobs&lt;br&gt;
                    Polarforschung, 94, 5&#8211;7, https://doi.org/10.5194/polf-94-5-2026, 2026&lt;br&gt;
                This an obituary in German for the late Prof. Dr.-Ing. Gerhard Spaeth, a polar researcher who participated in six Antarctic expeditions between 1982 and 1994.
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                &lt;b&gt;In memoriam Prof. Dr.-Ing. Gerhard Spaeth  (* 14. Dezember 1930 –  †  14. August 2025)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;
                Wilfried Bauer, Heinrich Siemes, and Joachim Jacobs&lt;br&gt;
                    Polarforschung, 94, 5&#8211;7, https://doi.org/10.5194/polf-94-5-2026, 2026&lt;br&gt;
                
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            <author>
                <name>Copernicus Electronic Production Support Office</name>
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            <published>2026-01-26T19:27:52+01:00</published>
            <updated>2026-01-26T19:27:52+01:00</updated>
        </entry>
        <entry>
            <id>https://doi.org/10.5194/polf-94-3-2026</id>
            <title type="html">Buchrezension: <i>The Belgica Expedition 1897&#8211;1899: The First Expedition to
winter in Antarctic waters</i>
            </title>
            <link href="https://doi.org/10.5194/polf-94-3-2026"/>
            <summary type="html">
                &lt;b&gt;Buchrezension: The Belgica Expedition 1897–1899: The First Expedition to
winter in Antarctic waters&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;
                Cornelia Lüdecke&lt;br&gt;
                    Polarforschung, 94, 3&#8211;4, https://doi.org/10.5194/polf-94-3-2026, 2026&lt;br&gt;
                I submit a review of the interesting book by Patrick De Deckker on the Belgica expedition 1897-1899. It describes the expedition and evaluates the results for the first time.
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                &lt;b&gt;Buchrezension: The Belgica Expedition 1897–1899: The First Expedition to
winter in Antarctic waters&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;
                Cornelia Lüdecke&lt;br&gt;
                    Polarforschung, 94, 3&#8211;4, https://doi.org/10.5194/polf-94-3-2026, 2026&lt;br&gt;
                
            </content>
            <author>
                <name>Copernicus Electronic Production Support Office</name>
            </author>
            <published>2026-01-07T19:27:52+01:00</published>
            <updated>2026-01-07T19:27:52+01:00</updated>
        </entry>
        <entry>
            <id>https://doi.org/10.5194/polf-94-1-2026</id>
            <title type="html">Buchrezension: <i>Cold words: a polar dictionary</i>
            </title>
            <link href="https://doi.org/10.5194/polf-94-1-2026"/>
            <summary type="html">
                &lt;b&gt;Buchrezension: Cold words: a polar dictionary&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;
                Cornelia Lüdecke&lt;br&gt;
                    Polarforschung, 94, 1&#8211;2, https://doi.org/10.5194/polf-94-1-2026, 2026&lt;br&gt;
                Review of the book by Bernadette Hince "Cold Words - A Polar Dictionary".
            </summary>
            <content type="html">
                &lt;b&gt;Buchrezension: Cold words: a polar dictionary&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;
                Cornelia Lüdecke&lt;br&gt;
                    Polarforschung, 94, 1&#8211;2, https://doi.org/10.5194/polf-94-1-2026, 2026&lt;br&gt;
                
            </content>
            <author>
                <name>Copernicus Electronic Production Support Office</name>
            </author>
            <published>2026-01-06T19:27:52+01:00</published>
            <updated>2026-01-06T19:27:52+01:00</updated>
        </entry>
        <entry>
            <id>https://doi.org/10.5194/polf-93-29-2025</id>
            <title type="html">Early career researcher perspective on the 10th International Conference on Arctic Margins (ICAM-X)
            </title>
            <link href="https://doi.org/10.5194/polf-93-29-2025"/>
            <summary type="html">
                &lt;b&gt;Early career researcher perspective on the 10th International Conference on Arctic Margins (ICAM-X)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;
                Fenna Ammerlaan and Linda Haaland&lt;br&gt;
                    Polarforschung, 93, 29&#8211;32, https://doi.org/10.5194/polf-93-29-2025, 2025&lt;br&gt;
                <span data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody">Two PhD candidates from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) were supported by the German Society of Polar Research (DGP) in attending the 10th International Conference on Arctic Margins in 2025 in Bremen, Germany. The conference covered topics such as tectonics and sedimentology, teaching and outreach, and history and geopolitics. The small size of the Arctic geoscience community made the conference an excellent platform for networking and scientific discussions.</span>
            </summary>
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                &lt;b&gt;Early career researcher perspective on the 10th International Conference on Arctic Margins (ICAM-X)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;
                Fenna Ammerlaan and Linda Haaland&lt;br&gt;
                    Polarforschung, 93, 29&#8211;32, https://doi.org/10.5194/polf-93-29-2025, 2025&lt;br&gt;
                <p>The 10th&amp;#160;International Conference on Arctic Margins (ICAM-X) in 2025 was held in Bremen, Germany, and included eight&amp;#160;sessions, covering topics from tectonics and sedimentology to tools for digital teaching and outreach, in addition to the history and geopolitics perspective. Interesting keynotes, presentations, and posters, as well as engaging discussions and breakout sessions, made the conference a valuable learning experience for everyone. The relatively small size of the Arctic geoscience community made the conference an excellent platform for international networking opportunities. Two PhD candidates from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) were supported by the German Society of Polar Research (DGP) in attending the conference and summarize their experience in the following.</p>
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            <author>
                <name>Copernicus Electronic Production Support Office</name>
            </author>
            <published>2025-10-24T19:27:52+02:00</published>
            <updated>2025-10-24T19:27:52+02:00</updated>
        </entry>
        <entry>
            <id>https://doi.org/10.5194/polf-93-19-2025</id>
            <title type="html">Seel&#246;wen mit Pinguinpelz: T&#228;tigkeiten Deutscher Hilfskreuzer in der Antarktis w&#228;hrend des Zweiten Weltkriegs
            </title>
            <link href="https://doi.org/10.5194/polf-93-19-2025"/>
            <summary type="html">
                &lt;b&gt;Seelöwen mit Pinguinpelz: Tätigkeiten Deutscher Hilfskreuzer in der Antarktis während des Zweiten Weltkriegs&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;
                Pablo G. Fontana&lt;br&gt;
                    Polarforschung, 93, 19&#8211;28, https://doi.org/10.5194/polf-93-19-2025, 2025&lt;br&gt;
                During World War II, the only acts of warfare in Antarctica took place due to the operations of the German Navy's auxiliary cruisers. These were armed merchant ships disguised as vessels of other nations to avoid detection by Allied patrols. Their mission was to sink or capture enemy ships. In Antarctica, they were responsible for the largest naval capture operation of the entire conflict, which led to the only war engagement between two nations on this continent.
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                &lt;b&gt;Seelöwen mit Pinguinpelz: Tätigkeiten Deutscher Hilfskreuzer in der Antarktis während des Zweiten Weltkriegs&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;
                Pablo G. Fontana&lt;br&gt;
                    Polarforschung, 93, 19&#8211;28, https://doi.org/10.5194/polf-93-19-2025, 2025&lt;br&gt;
                <p>Die einzigen kriegerischen Handlungen w&amp;#228;hrend des Zweiten Weltkriegs in der Antarktis fanden aufgrund des Einsatzes von Hilfskreuzern der deutschen Kriegsmarine statt. Dabei handelte es sich um bewaffnete Handelsschiffe, die unter der Flagge anderer Nationen operierten, um alliierten Patrouillen zu entkommen. Ihr Ziel war es, feindliche Schiffe, vorwiegend Handels- und Frachtschiffe, zu versenken oder zu kapern. In der Antarktis waren sie f&amp;#252;r eine der gr&amp;#246;&amp;#223;ten Kaperaktionen des Konflikts verantwortlich, was zu den einzigen direkten Kriegshandlungen zwischen zwei Nationen auf diesem Kontinent f&amp;#252;hrte. Nach der Darstellung deutscher Interessen an der Antarktis in der Vorkriegszeit folgt eine detaillierte Beschreibung der Aktivit&amp;#228;ten dieser Schiffe, gefolgt von einer Analyse geopolitischer Folgen f&amp;#252;r andere Nationen.</p>
            </content>
            <author>
                <name>Copernicus Electronic Production Support Office</name>
            </author>
            <published>2025-10-16T19:27:52+02:00</published>
            <updated>2025-10-16T19:27:52+02:00</updated>
        </entry>
        <entry>
            <id>https://doi.org/10.5194/polf-93-17-2025</id>
            <title type="html">Buchrezension: <i>Aeroarctic &#8211; Das Zeppelin-Arktis-Projekt</i>
            </title>
            <link href="https://doi.org/10.5194/polf-93-17-2025"/>
            <content type="html">
                &lt;b&gt;Buchrezension: Aeroarctic – Das Zeppelin-Arktis-Projekt&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;
                Frank Berger&lt;br&gt;
                    Polarforschung, 93, 17&#8211;18, https://doi.org/10.5194/polf-93-17-2025, 2025&lt;br&gt;
                
            </content>
            <author>
                <name>Copernicus Electronic Production Support Office</name>
            </author>
            <published>2025-08-19T19:27:52+02:00</published>
            <updated>2025-08-19T19:27:52+02:00</updated>
        </entry>
        <entry>
            <id>https://doi.org/10.5194/polf-93-11-2025</id>
            <title type="html">Early-career researchers at the  15th  DACH Permafrost Conference
            </title>
            <link href="https://doi.org/10.5194/polf-93-11-2025"/>
            <content type="html">
                &lt;b&gt;Early-career researchers at the  15th  DACH Permafrost Conference&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;
                Katharina Schwarzkopf, Katharina Jaspers, Maximilian Rometsch, Katharina Wagner, and Tim Wiegand&lt;br&gt;
                    Polarforschung, 93, 11&#8211;15, https://doi.org/10.5194/polf-93-11-2025, 2025&lt;br&gt;
                <p>In January&amp;#160;2025, for the 15th&amp;#160;time, the DACH Permafrost Union (Arbeitskreis Permafrost) held its regular conference. Hosted by the WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research&amp;#160;(SLF), the 3&amp;#8201;d event in Davos, Switzerland, brought together scientists working on polar and mountain permafrost. The large number of participants, and especially of young researchers, reflects the importance of the DACH Permafrost Conference, not just due to the various scientific contributions but also for workshops, field trips, and social gatherings. Five early-career scientists received financial support from the German Society of Polar Research&amp;#160;(DGP) to present their projects and outcomes as posters and talks and to exchange with the broad permafrost community.</p>
            </content>
            <author>
                <name>Copernicus Electronic Production Support Office</name>
            </author>
            <published>2025-06-26T19:27:52+02:00</published>
            <updated>2025-06-26T19:27:52+02:00</updated>
        </entry>
        <entry>
            <id>https://doi.org/10.5194/polf-93-3-2025</id>
            <title type="html">Else Wegener &#8211; die Frau an Alfred Wegeners Seite
            </title>
            <link href="https://doi.org/10.5194/polf-93-3-2025"/>
            <summary type="html">
                &lt;b&gt;Else Wegener – die Frau an Alfred Wegeners Seite&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;
                Diedrich Fritzsche&lt;br&gt;
                    Polarforschung, 93, 3&#8211;9, https://doi.org/10.5194/polf-93-3-2025, 2025&lt;br&gt;
                Else, Alfred Wegener's wife, has created a lasting monument to the polar explorer by publishing her husband's diaries and letters, supplemented by her own memories. The German Society for Polar Research elected her an honorary member and introduced an Else Wegener Medal, which is awarded for merits in public relations, knowledge transfer and the promotion of young talent.
            </summary>
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                &lt;b&gt;Else Wegener – die Frau an Alfred Wegeners Seite&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;
                Diedrich Fritzsche&lt;br&gt;
                    Polarforschung, 93, 3&#8211;9, https://doi.org/10.5194/polf-93-3-2025, 2025&lt;br&gt;
                <p>Else Wegener stammt aus einer bedeutenden deutsch-russischen Gelehrtenfamilie. 1913 heiratete sie den Gr&amp;#246;nlandforscher Alfred Wegener, der 1930 auf dem Inlandeis Gr&amp;#246;nlands starb. Else Wegener ver&amp;#246;ffentlichte die Berichte der letzten Expedition ihres Mannes in einem popul&amp;#228;ren Buch, das den Polarforscher auch au&amp;#223;erhalb von Fachkreisen sehr bekannt machte. Mit den von ihr herausgegebenen Biografien Wegeners und ihres Vaters trug sie zur &amp;#246;ffentlichen Erinnerung an die beiden Gelehrten entscheidend bei. Die Deutsche Gesellschaft f&amp;#252;r Polarforschung f&amp;#252;hrte im Jahr 2024 eine Else-Wegener-Medaille ein, die f&amp;#252;r Verdienste in &amp;#214;ffentlichkeitsarbeit, Wissenstransfer und Nachwuchsf&amp;#246;rderung verliehen wird. Die bisher unver&amp;#246;ffentlichten hier widergegebenen Verwandtschaftsverh&amp;#228;ltnisse und Personendaten stammen aus Kirchenb&amp;#252;chern und Standesamtsurkunden, die &amp;#252;ber entsprechende Portale online einsehbar sind.</p>
            </content>
            <author>
                <name>Copernicus Electronic Production Support Office</name>
            </author>
            <published>2025-06-13T19:27:52+02:00</published>
            <updated>2025-06-13T19:27:52+02:00</updated>
        </entry>
        <entry>
            <id>https://doi.org/10.5194/polf-93-1-2025</id>
            <title type="html"><i>In memoriam</i> Prof. Dr. Friedhelm Thiedig  (* 7. April 1933 &#8211; <i>&#8224;</i> 5. Dezember 2024)
            </title>
            <link href="https://doi.org/10.5194/polf-93-1-2025"/>
            <content type="html">
                &lt;b&gt;In memoriam Prof. Dr. Friedhelm Thiedig  (* 7. April 1933 – † 5. Dezember 2024)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;
                Georg Kleinschmidt and Karsten Piepjohn&lt;br&gt;
                    Polarforschung, 93, 1&#8211;2, https://doi.org/10.5194/polf-93-1-2025, 2025&lt;br&gt;
                
            </content>
            <author>
                <name>Copernicus Electronic Production Support Office</name>
            </author>
            <published>2025-05-27T19:27:52+02:00</published>
            <updated>2025-05-27T19:27:52+02:00</updated>
        </entry>
        <entry>
            <id>https://doi.org/10.5194/polf-92-33-2024</id>
            <title type="html">Meteorological observations from German military weather stations on Svalbard, 1941&#8211;1945
            </title>
            <link href="https://doi.org/10.5194/polf-92-33-2024"/>
            <summary type="html">
                &lt;b&gt;Meteorological observations from German military weather stations on Svalbard, 1941–1945&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;
                Björn-Martin Sinnhuber&lt;br&gt;
                    Polarforschung, 92, 33&#8211;45, https://doi.org/10.5194/polf-92-33-2024, 2024&lt;br&gt;
                Knowledge of past climate change is essential to test our understanding of the rapidly changing Arctic. One of the longest Arctic temperature time series comes from observations in Svalbard that extend back more than 125 years but have a gap during World War II between 1941 and 1945. Observations from German military weather stations on Svalbard have now been retrieved from weather maps preserved at the Deutscher Wetterdienst (DWD), which will help close much of the existing data gap.
            </summary>
            <content type="html">
                &lt;b&gt;Meteorological observations from German military weather stations on Svalbard, 1941–1945&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;
                Björn-Martin Sinnhuber&lt;br&gt;
                    Polarforschung, 92, 33&#8211;45, https://doi.org/10.5194/polf-92-33-2024, 2024&lt;br&gt;
                <p>During World War II, the German Kriegsmarine and Luftwaffe operated a series of weather stations on Svalbard between 1941 and 1945 to obtain information on synoptic weather situations in the Arctic. These activities also included some of the first automatic weather stations. With a few exceptions, the meteorological observations from these military stations are regarded as lost. Most of these observations could now be retrieved from weather maps of the German Zentrale Wetterdienstgruppe (ZWG) that are preserved in the archives of the Deutscher Wetterdienst (DWD). Reports of surface pressure and temperature have been digitized for the military weather stations Bans&amp;#246; in 1941/42, Knospe in 1941/42, Nussbaum in 1942/43, Kreuzritter in 1943/44, and Svartisen in 1943/44 and for automatic weather stations operated on Svalbard. These data can help to close the existing gap in the Svalbard climate record for 1941&amp;#8211;1945 and to provide additional observational constraints for future climate reanalysis. These data also provide a new perspective on the history of the German meteorological activities in the Arctic during World War II by showing the impact these observations had on the meteorological analyses. In this sense, this paper also tries to bridge the gap between climate research and history.</p>
            </content>
            <author>
                <name>Copernicus Electronic Production Support Office</name>
            </author>
            <published>2024-12-06T19:27:52+01:00</published>
            <updated>2024-12-06T19:27:52+01:00</updated>
        </entry>
        <entry>
            <id>https://doi.org/10.5194/polf-92-27-2024</id>
            <title type="html">Tagungsbericht: Technischer Fortschritt und dessen Einfluss auf die Polarforschung
            </title>
            <link href="https://doi.org/10.5194/polf-92-27-2024"/>
            <summary type="html">
                &lt;b&gt;Tagungsbericht: Technischer Fortschritt und dessen Einfluss auf die Polarforschung&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;
                Laura Löslein and Johanna Strobel&lt;br&gt;
                    Polarforschung, 92, 27&#8211;31, https://doi.org/10.5194/polf-92-27-2024, 2024&lt;br&gt;
                From 22 to 23 September 2023, a conference of the History of Polar Research Working Group of the German Society for Polar Research took place at the 'Hugo Junkers' Museum of Technology in Dessau to mark the 100th anniversary of the Junkers aid expedition to Svalbard. The contents of the conference are summarised in this report. Additionally, the contents are reviewed on the basis of modern polar literature and a plea is made for greater interdisciplinarity in polar science.
            </summary>
            <content type="html">
                &lt;b&gt;Tagungsbericht: Technischer Fortschritt und dessen Einfluss auf die Polarforschung&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;
                Laura Löslein and Johanna Strobel&lt;br&gt;
                    Polarforschung, 92, 27&#8211;31, https://doi.org/10.5194/polf-92-27-2024, 2024&lt;br&gt;
                <p>Vom 22.&amp;#160;bis 23.&amp;#160;September&amp;#160;2023 fand im Technikmuseum &amp;#8222;Hugo Junkers&amp;#8220; Dessau eine Tagung anl&amp;#228;sslich des 100.&amp;#160;Jahrestages der Junker'schen Hilfsexpedition nach Spitzbergen statt. In diesem vorliegenden Tagungsbericht wird zun&amp;#228;chst der historische Kontext der Hilfsexpedition erl&amp;#228;utert. Im zweiten Teil werden die Tagungsinhalte chronologisch zusammengefasst. In einem dritten Teil werden diese literarisch rezipiert sowie an die historische Polarforschung angeschlossen.</p>
            </content>
            <author>
                <name>Copernicus Electronic Production Support Office</name>
            </author>
            <published>2024-10-22T19:27:52+02:00</published>
            <updated>2024-10-22T19:27:52+02:00</updated>
        </entry>
        <entry>
            <id>https://doi.org/10.5194/polf-92-25-2024</id>
            <title type="html">Article review: Multi-omics for studying and understanding polar life
            </title>
            <link href="https://doi.org/10.5194/polf-92-25-2024"/>
            <content type="html">
                &lt;b&gt;Article review: Multi-omics for studying and understanding polar life&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;
                Angelika Graiff and Julia Ehrlich&lt;br&gt;
                    Polarforschung, 92, 25&#8211;26, https://doi.org/10.5194/polf-92-25-2024, 2024&lt;br&gt;
                
            </content>
            <author>
                <name>Copernicus Electronic Production Support Office</name>
            </author>
            <published>2024-04-24T19:27:52+02:00</published>
            <updated>2024-04-24T19:27:52+02:00</updated>
        </entry>
        <entry>
            <id>https://doi.org/10.5194/polf-92-15-2024</id>
            <title type="html">Zum 50. Todestag von Fritz Loewe (1895&#8211;1974)
            </title>
            <link href="https://doi.org/10.5194/polf-92-15-2024"/>
            <summary type="html">
                &lt;b&gt;Zum 50. Todestag von Fritz Loewe (1895–1974)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;
                Cornelia Lüdecke&lt;br&gt;
                    Polarforschung, 92, 15&#8211;24, https://doi.org/10.5194/polf-92-15-2024, 2024&lt;br&gt;
                Fritz Loewe beschreibt in seinem letzten nicht mehr gehaltenen Vortrag, wie er als begeisterter Bergsteiger und Meteorologe begann, Gletscher zu erforschen. Wichtige Stationen waren das Jungfraujoch, die Teilnahme an Wegeners Gr&amp;#246;nlandexpeditionen (1929, 1930-31), die &amp;#220;berwinterung auf der franz&amp;#246;sischen Antarktisstation (1951-52), die Nanga Parbat Region (1958), sowie der mehrfache Besuch Gr&amp;#246;nlands in den 1960er Jahren. Eine einleitende Biographie liefert den Hintergrund f&amp;#252;r Loewes Aktivit&amp;#228;ten.
            </summary>
            <content type="html">
                &lt;b&gt;Zum 50. Todestag von Fritz Loewe (1895–1974)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;
                Cornelia Lüdecke&lt;br&gt;
                    Polarforschung, 92, 15&#8211;24, https://doi.org/10.5194/polf-92-15-2024, 2024&lt;br&gt;
                <p>Anl&amp;#228;sslich des 50.&amp;#160;Todestages von Fritz Loewe (1895&amp;#8211;1974) wird hier sein R&amp;#252;ckblick auf &amp;#8222;60&amp;#160;Jahre Leben mit dem Eis&amp;#8220; erstmals publiziert. Loewe wollte diesen Vortrag 1974 im Bergsteigerklub der Melbourner Universit&amp;#228;t halten, aber er starb &amp;#252;berraschend wenige Tage zuvor. Eine maschinenschriftliche Kopie von seinem Vortrag in deutscher Sprache befindet sich im Nachlass des &amp;#246;sterreichischen Bergsteigers Matthias Koglbauer (1912&amp;#8211;2006) in Graz. Loewe hatte Koglbauer 1963 w&amp;#228;hrend der Polartagung in Karlsruhe kennengelernt und korrespondierte seitdem mit ihm &amp;#252;ber die gr&amp;#246;nl&amp;#228;ndische Eisdecke. Loewes Vortragsmanuskript hat Matthias Koglbauers Frau Helene Cornelia&amp;#160;L&amp;#252;decke freundlicherweise zur Publikation 50&amp;#160;Jahre nach Loewes Tod &amp;#252;berlassen. Es wird hier (im Appendix&amp;#160;A1) wortw&amp;#246;rtlich und ungek&amp;#252;rzt in der damaligen Rechtschreibung mit einigen Erl&amp;#228;uterungen in den Fu&amp;#223;noten wiedergegeben. Zum besseren Verst&amp;#228;ndnis von Loewes Aktivit&amp;#228;ten und Erlebnissen wird eine ausf&amp;#252;hrliche Biographie vorangestellt.</p>
            </content>
            <author>
                <name>Copernicus Electronic Production Support Office</name>
            </author>
            <published>2024-04-10T19:27:52+02:00</published>
            <updated>2024-04-10T19:27:52+02:00</updated>
        </entry>
        <entry>
            <id>https://doi.org/10.5194/polf-92-1-2024</id>
            <title type="html">Auf den Spuren von Erich von Drygalski am Gro&#223;en Karajak-Gletscher in Gr&#246;nland
            </title>
            <link href="https://doi.org/10.5194/polf-92-1-2024"/>
            <summary type="html">
                &lt;b&gt;Auf den Spuren von Erich von Drygalski am Großen Karajak-Gletscher in Grönland&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;
                Reinhard Dietrich, Christoph Knöfel, Mirko Scheinert, and Ralf Rosenau&lt;br&gt;
                    Polarforschung, 92, 1&#8211;13, https://doi.org/10.5194/polf-92-1-2024, 2024&lt;br&gt;
                Drygalski f&amp;#252;hrte in den Jahren 1891 und 1892/93 Forschungsarbeiten in Westgr&amp;#246;nland durch, wobei zur &amp;#220;berwinterung eine Forschungsstation am Gro&amp;#223;en Karajak-Gletscher errichtetet wurde. An gleicher Stelle erfolgten durch die TU Dresden 2007 und 2019 geod&amp;#228;tische Feldarbeiten. Im Beitrag werden das Areal der damaligen Station sowie die Forschungsarbeiten Drygalskis vorgestellt. Ein Vergleich mit heutigen Messungen zeigt, dass sich der Gro&amp;#223;e Karajak-Gletscher in 120 Jahren kaum ver&amp;#228;ndert hat.
            </summary>
            <content type="html">
                &lt;b&gt;Auf den Spuren von Erich von Drygalski am Großen Karajak-Gletscher in Grönland&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;
                Reinhard Dietrich, Christoph Knöfel, Mirko Scheinert, and Ralf Rosenau&lt;br&gt;
                    Polarforschung, 92, 1&#8211;13, https://doi.org/10.5194/polf-92-1-2024, 2024&lt;br&gt;
                <p>Erich von Drygalski f&amp;#252;hrte in den Jahren 1891 und 1892/93 gemeinsam mit dem Biologen Ernst Vanh&amp;#246;ffen umfangreiche Forschungsarbeiten in Westgr&amp;#246;nland durch, wobei zur &amp;#220;berwinterung eine Forschungsstation am Gro&amp;#223;en Karajak-Gletscher errichtetet wurde. An gleicher Stelle erfolgten durch eine Gruppe der Technischen Universit&amp;#228;t Dresden 2007 und 2019 geod&amp;#228;tische Feldarbeiten. Im Beitrag werden das Areal der damaligen Station sowie die geod&amp;#228;tisch-glaziologischen Forschungsarbeiten Erich von Drygalskis vorgestellt. Ein Vergleich mit heutigen Messungen zeigt, dass sich der Gro&amp;#223;e Karajak-Gletscher in 120&amp;#160;Jahren kaum ver&amp;#228;ndert hat.</p>
            </content>
            <author>
                <name>Copernicus Electronic Production Support Office</name>
            </author>
            <published>2024-02-15T19:27:52+01:00</published>
            <updated>2024-02-15T19:27:52+01:00</updated>
        </entry>
        <entry>
            <id>https://doi.org/10.5194/polf-91-105-2023</id>
            <title type="html">Polarfuchs (Kolumne): Die Antarktis im Computer &#8211; wie funktionieren Computermodelle?
            </title>
            <link href="https://doi.org/10.5194/polf-91-105-2023"/>
            <summary type="html">
                &lt;b&gt;Polarfuchs (Kolumne): Die Antarktis im Computer – wie funktionieren Computermodelle?&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;
                Lena Nicola&lt;br&gt;
                    Polarforschung, 91, 105&#8211;108, https://doi.org/10.5194/polf-91-105-2023, 2023&lt;br&gt;
                There are different ways to study the icy continent of Antarctica. One way to understand various processes in Antarctica or to investigate the future of the ice sheet under climate change, is to build a computer model. Several steps are needed to represent how ice flows inside a model. These include for example the derivation of the physical equations, the construction of a coordinate system and the choice of boundary conditions.
            </summary>
            <content type="html">
                &lt;b&gt;Polarfuchs (Kolumne): Die Antarktis im Computer – wie funktionieren Computermodelle?&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;
                Lena Nicola&lt;br&gt;
                    Polarforschung, 91, 105&#8211;108, https://doi.org/10.5194/polf-91-105-2023, 2023&lt;br&gt;
                
            </content>
            <author>
                <name>Copernicus Electronic Production Support Office</name>
            </author>
            <published>2023-12-22T19:27:52+01:00</published>
            <updated>2023-12-22T19:27:52+01:00</updated>
        </entry>
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