• "Polarstern" back from Antarctic expedition

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  • Winter in the Antarctic: "Polarstern" comes home

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  • Twentieth “Polarstern” expedition to Arctic is drawing to a close

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  • German research vessel Polarstern discovers abandoned Russian station on ice floe

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  • Bär/Eicken: "The research vessel Polarstern is changing our understanding of the world's oceans"

    After 183 days in the Antarctic, the research vessel Polarstern returned to its home port today, 15 May. She was welcomed in Bremerhaven in the presence of Federal Research Minister Dorothee [...] and Marine Research (AWI), Hajo Eicken. From its voyage, the Polarstern is bringing back important findings on the causes of the recent sea ice retreat in the Antarctic and its repercussions.

  • Polarstern sets course for the HAUSGARTEN Arctic long-term observatory

    In 1999, the Alfred Wegener Institute launched an ambitious project: the HAUSGARTEN observatory in the Fram Strait between northeast Greenland and Svalbard. Spanning ice-covered waters and extending to depths of more than 5,500 metres, this unique research infrastructure has become a key site for monitoring the impact of climate change on polar marine ecosystems. A special issue of the journal Deep-Sea Research Part II : Topical Studies in Oceanography now brings together key findings from 25 years of research at HAUSGARTEN, underscoring the urgent need for global climate action.

  • Polarstern longterm cruise planning

    POLARSTERN long-term expedition planning The long-term expedition plan currently extends through the end of the major Antarctica InSync [...] Antarctic 2027/28 - 2028/29 Contact Scientific Coordinator RV Polarstern Dr. Ingo Schewe E-Mail 0471 / 4831-1737

  • Research Vessel and Icebreaker Polarstern

    Research ice breaker Polarstern An Icon of German Polar Research The Research Vessel Polarstern is the most important resource for German polar research and the [...] Research and Logistics Scientific coordinator: Dr. Ingo Schewe Polarstern-App Project proposal Cruise planning Info for expedition participants Expedition programs Publications about Polarstern Raw data [...] implement the latest technologies available. A successor to the Polarstern is also planned. Polarstern App Polarstern Chronicle News Polarstern (Photo: Jan Rohde ) News from aboard will be available in

  • Polarstern

    Meteorological Observatory Polarstern Polarstern is well equipped for meteorological research as well as for routine meteorological services. The meteorological [...] Polarstern? Meereisportal (German only) Sea ice close to Polarstern (Uni Bremen) General Polarstern Infos Cruise Reports Report: 25 Years of Polarstern Meteorology

  • LTER Observatory HAUSGARTEN

    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 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-XVI/2 1999 Polarstern ARK-XV/1