Alfred wegener had found considerable evidence to support the idea that the continents had , in fact , formed a supercontinent in the past and had since split apart , but he couldn 't explain how it had happened .
The solution , devised by biological oceanographer victor smetacek of the alfred wegener institute for polar and marine research in germany and his colleagues , was to use an eddy .
This painting from 1944 by adolf wegener is called the third reich .
这张由阿道夫.瓦格纳于1944年创作的宣传画名为“第三帝国”。
Studies by scientists at the alfred wegener institute for polar and marine research have confirmed a link between the loss of arctic sea ice and the development of high-pressure zones in the polar region , which influence wind patterns at lower latitudes further south .