February 2018 Favourable ice conditions and stable weather with southwesterly winds enabled Polarstern to go far south into the Filchner Depression and to cross directly in front of the Filchner Ice
AWI oceanographer can’t simply lean back and wait on the bridge of the German research icebreaker Polarstern; there’s too much at stake. If he doesn’t see a handful of yellow and orange buoys, with a mooring [...] Deploying and retrieving the moorings involves hard physical work, and is done as a team on board the Polarstern. (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Ocean currents in the Fram Strait (Graphic: Alfred-Wegener-Institut)
the North-east Trade Wind zone under skies with only a few clouds, but with strong head-winds for Polarstern. By crossing the northern tropic, the Tropic of Cancer, at 23° 26’ 05” North during the night of
Polarstern expedition draws to a close in Bremerhaven In the autumn, the waters surrounding the Antarctic Peninsula were still home to large quantities of krill and salps, ready to spawn. Thanks to [...] such changes was a central topic during this year’s Antarctic season on board the research vessel Polarstern, which will end when, on Monday 11 June 2018, the ship returns to its homeport, Bremerhaven, after
Expedition On Saturday, November 12th, the research vessel Polarstern will set off for a one-month expedition towards Cape Town from Bremerhaven. On board there are 25 outstanding young scientists from
PS115/1 - Weekly report no. 1 | 5th August - 12th August 2018 The cruise PS115.1 on Polarstern focuses on a geoscientific research program, which has the aim to clarify the geological development of
PS115.2 Wochenbericht Nr. 1 | 03.09. – 09.09.18 Monday (03.09.18). Since early Monday morning “Polarstern“ is anchoring in the Isfjorden, directly off Longyearbyen, and waiting for the new crew and the
Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) research icebreaker Polarstern returned to her homeport in Bremerhaven. Over the previous six weeks, nearly 100 contributing