The research vessel Polarstern is regarded as the flagship of the German research fleet. What distinguishes this ship from the other research vessels? Captain Pahl : Polarstern’s special features are [...] 118 metres Polarstern is not only the largest Germany research ship. It can also load considerable volumes of cargo for supply tasks in comparison to the other vessels. We not only use Polarstern to supply [...] A ship unlike any other The German research vessel Polarstern has been sailing through the polar regions of our planet in the service of science for more than 30 years. Many a conventional vessel would

Weekly Reports Polarstern The Expedition PS123 (20 December 2020 - 1 February 2021) Wochenberichte Archiv PS123 - Weekly Report No. 3 | 04. - 10.01.2021 South of the Equator – North of the Roaring Forties [...] Equator [07. January 2021] After we had sent the 3rd CoV-2 swab from Las Palmas to Bremerhaven, Polarstern continues its journey southwards. The weather is increasingly summerly. Near the Canary Islands

Welcome back, Polarstern! Note: The times may change at short notice In the early morning of 12 October, the Polarstern returns to her home port of Bremerhaven. Due to the corona pandemic we could not [...] However, Polarstern will sail with an escort fleet to the 'Seebäderkaje' and will turn once there at around 8:30 a.m. to show herself to the Bremerhaven public. You can probably best see Polarstern at the [...] us! On the following channels we will report on the return of the Polarstern in various formats on 12 October – hashtag #welcomePolarstern : Twitter: AWI and MOSAiC Instagram: AWI and MOSAiC Facebook: AWI

Research ice breaker Polarstern Symbol of German polar research The research vessel Polarstern is the most important tool of the German polar research and the flagship of the Alfred Wegener institute. [...] research vessel Polarstern drives through the polar regions of our earth in the service of science. Not a jam bucket View back into the chronicle of the research ice breaker Polarstern from the construction [...] desires: from pancakes to scrambled eggs, to freshly baked rolls. And when you […] Autor: Polarstern Fahrtleiter Polarstern-Blog One Ice Floe – Many Priorities How we’re keeping our footprint in the Arctic to

Infographic RV Polarstern - Science (Photo: Martin Kuensting) Infographic RV Polarstern - Ship Operations (Photo: Martin Kuensting) Infographic RV Polarstern - Life on board an after hours (Photo: Martin

Related Links: Where is Polarstern? (PDF) Where is Polarstern? (Google Earth) Current Weather Data Meereisportal (German only) Sea ice close to Polarstern (Uni Bremen) General Polarstern Infos Cruise Reports [...] Current Meteorological Data Polarstern is well equipped for meteorological research as well as for routine meteorological services. The meteorological observatory is permanently manned with a weather [...] System (GTS) by email where they contribute to weather forecasting. The weather forecaster from Polarstern is responsible to advice the ships captain as well as the helicopter pilots and all scientists

HAUSGARTEN: 26 2019 Polarstern PS121 2018 Maria S. Merian MSM77 2018 Polarstern PS114 2017 Polarstern PS108 2017 Polarstern PS107 2016 Polarstern PS99.2 2015 Polarstern PS93.2 2014 Polarstern PS85 2013 Maria [...] Maria S. Merian MSM29 2012 Polarstern ARK-XXVII/2 2011 Polarstern ARK-XXVI/2 2010 Polarstern ARK-XXV/2 2009 Polarstern ARK-XXIV/2 2008 Polarstern ARK-XXIII/2 2007 Polarstern ARK-XXII/1c 2006 Maria S. Merian [...] L'Atalante Arctic Ocean 2005 2005 Polarstern ARK-XXI/1b 2004 Polarstern ARK-XX/1 2003 Polarstern ARK-XIX/3c 2003 Polarstern ARK-XIX/1 2002 Polarstern ARK-XVIII/1 2001 Polarstern ARK-XVII/2 2001 L'Atalante Arctic

crew of the Polarstern even frees a British research ship trapped in the pack ice. Polarstern in the waters off Greenland (Photo: Hannes Grobe) Operations 1982-1989 9 December 1982 – RV Polarstern is taken [...] amounted to 188 million marks (over 96 million euros). Contruction of Polarstern (Photo: Klaus von Bröckel) Construction of Polarstern II Data June 1979 – The invitation to tender for construction of the [...] in Kiel 25.01.1982 named „Polarstern“ 9. Dezember 1982 by German Federal Ministe r for Research Heinz Riesenhuber Construction period The new research icebreaker Polarstern’s first journeys take her to

Apr-May 2016 RV Polarstern, PS99, Fram Strait, Bremerhaven to Tromsö, Jun-Jul 2016 RV Polarstern, PS103, Atlantic Southern Ocean, Capetown to Punta Arenas, Dec 2016-Feb 2017 RV Polarstern, PS107, Fram Strait [...] et al. 2015, Losa et al. 2017). Past cruises RV Polarstern, ANT XXIV-1, Bremerhaven (Germany) to Cape Town (South Africa) in Oct/Nov 2007 RV Polarstern, ANT XXIV-4, Punta Arenas (Chile) to Bremerhaven [...] in Jul/Aug 2008 RV Polarstern, ANT XXV-1, Bremerhaven to Cape Town, Nov/Dec 2008 RV Sonne, SO202.2 (TransBrom-Sonne), Kushiro (Japan) to Townsville (Australia), Oct 2009 RV Polarstern, ANT XXVI-4, Punta

The Research Vessel Polarstern is the most important resource for German polar research and the flagship of the Alfred Wegener Institute. Commissioned on 9 December 1982, the Polarstern has since logged more [...] the latest technologies available. A successor to the Polarstern is also planned. What’s on the odometer? By 2012, the research icebreaker Polarstern had logged 1,462,338 nautical miles. That number can [...] Today she’s one of the world’s most advanced and versatile polar research ships in the world. The Polarstern operates an average of 310 days a year, typically cruising in the Antarctic from November to March