borrowed with some restrictions. Polarstern Core Repository The section Marine Geology curates and archives sediment cores from both polar oceans which were taken by RV Polarstern since 1983. The collection
During the MOSAiC expedition, women held 59% of the leading research positions on board the RV Polarstern. Sexual harassment, misconduct and discrimination, in any context, are unacceptable. Our Code of
4831-1012 e-mail Project Polarstern II In May 2020 the AWI was appointed to conduct a new process for the acquisition of a new ice-breaking research and supply vessel Polarstern II by the board of trustees [...] of primary importance for AWI are bundled in the staff unit Project Polarstern II. Contact: Detlef Wilde Stabsstelle Projekt Polarstern II Alfred-Wegener-Institut Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung
helideck of the Research Vessel Polarstern. As it does, the steel cable under its belly slowly grows tighter. The helicopter continues to climb, rising over Polarstern’s smokestack. Then the cable goes [...] Alfred Wegener Institut) Sea-ice physicist Stefan Hendricks (Photo: Alfred Wegener Institut) A Polarstern helicopter is taking off for the measurement of sea-ice thickness. (Photo: Alfred Wegener Institut) [...] from a cable. The AWI’s sea-ice physicists have been using the EM-Bird since 2001. In a typical Polarstern expedition, one of the onboard helicopters flies up to 40 nautical miles away from the mother vessel
Strass, V., Krägefsky, S. (2002): Acoustic distribution of Antarctic Krill during SO-GLOBEC 2001 - POLARSTERN Expedition. ASLO Symposium Hawaii , USA Science communication Press Zeitschriftsbeitrag (01/2022)
Scientific proposals Ships Polarstern and Heincke The operators of the large and medium-sized German research vessels have jointly established a procedure which offers the opportunity to exchange the [...] reviews for all ships and thus helps optimizing operation. Proposals for the use of research vessels POLARSTERN and HEINCKE can only be submitted to the German Research Vessel Evaluation Panel (GPF) via the [...] However, to ensure that expedition proposals are still reviewed in the summer session of the GPF. For POLARSTERN (main use): TRANSIT: from 2025 (South to North) and later (only applications without significant
"Kaiserhafen" on the premises of the Lloyd shipyard in immediate vicinity to the regular berth of "Polarstern" and other research and supply vessels. It offers a space of 4.800 m² for storage and handling [...] year about 200 special containers and containers with expedition freight are handled. When loading Polarstern, between 2.500 and 3.000 packages are being lifted over the railing. The port warehouse is located
The software was developed at the Alfred Wegener Institute and used during many cruises of the RV Polarstern. PERPLEX allows scientists and chief scientist as well as logisticians and nautical personnel to