Neumayer III and Kohnen Station in Antarctica operated by the Alfred Wegener Institute

• Published in: Journal of large-scale research facilities JLSRF
• Main Authors: Christine Wesche, Rolf Weller, Gert König-Langlo, Tanja Fromm, Alfons Eckstaller, Uwe Nixdorf, Eberhard Kohlberg
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Forschungszentrum Jülich 2016
• Subjects: Technology; T; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Dronning Maud Land; Neumayer; Kohnen; Kohnen Station; Ekström Ice Shelf; Antarc*; Antarctica; ice core; Ice Shelf
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.17815/jlsrf-2-152; https://doaj.org/article/216bcc879176446da778d213d495e76c

The Alfred Wegener Institute operates two stations in Dronning Maud Land, Antarctica. The German overwintering station Neumayer III is located on the Ekström Ice Shelf at 70°40’S and 08°16’W and is the logistics base for three long-term observatories (meteorology, air chemistry and geophysics) and n...