• The latest findings on the MOSAiC floe

      Siberian Islands were the birthplace of the MOSAiC floe: the sea ice in which the research vessel Polarstern is now drifting through the Arctic was formed off the coast of the archipelago, which separates

    • Software

      software tool has been developed at AWI and has been improved during countless research cruises of RV Polarstern. Find out more The TsunAWI modeling tool has been developed within the framework of the German

    • Sediment echosounder

      Our research vessel RV Polarstern is equipped with a PARASOUND DS2 sediment echosounder (ATLAS Hydrographic GmbH, Bremen). This echosounder generates two primary frequencies at ca. 18 and 22 kHz. The secondary

    • Eyewitnesses to Arctic Change

      ArcWatch 1
      On Thursday, 3 August 2023, the research vessel Polarstern is scheduled to set off from Tromsø, Norway, towards the North Pole. For two months, a good fifty scientific expedition participants

    • The Tropical North Atlantic: Cold in the Water, Dust in the Sky

      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

    • The Alfred Wegener Institute supports the “March for Science”

      send messages of support to those participating in the “March for Science” – from the Open Ship Polarstern event in Bremerhaven, from on board the research ship Heincke, from the Antarctic research station

    • Antje Boetius once again appointed Director of the Alfred Wegener Institute

      largest expedition in the institute’s history, and paved the way for the construction of the new Polarstern II. Despite the numerous crises currently facing our world, her plans for the years to come remain

    • Formation of the Arctic Basin

      As the sea-ice recedes, the Arctic Ocean will see an explosion of research activities. With RV Polarstern, our powerful ice breaker and a variety of specially adapted equipment and techniques , AWIs geophysics

    • Taking to the highsea with a young research spirit

      On board the Polarstern research vessel, an international group of young scientists will immerse in the fascinating world of marine research. They are not only learning the basic methods of oceanography

    • Synoptic Observations

      generally coded according the definitions of the Word Meteorological Organization WMO. On board of Polarstern the weather observations are coded according to the FM12/13 code and transferred without delay