boden-basierte Messungen in Ny-Alesund auf Spitzbergen, als auch Messungen mit dem Forschungsschiff Polarstern. Die Expedition wurde von der Malerin und Illustratorin Kerstin Heymach begleitet. In Pastellz

boden-basierte Messungen in Ny-Alesund auf Spitzbergen, als auch Messungen mit dem Forschungsschiff Polarstern. Die Expedition wurde von der Malerin und Illustratorin Kerstin Heymach begleitet. In Pastellz

Antarctic expedition completed
The research vessel Polarstern is expected to enter its homeport with the early-morning high tide on Thursday, 20 April 2017, marking the end of a five-month season in [...] have been unloaded, preparations will begin for the “Open Ship” event on 22 and 23 April, when the Polarstern will open her doors to the public.

Expedition
Following a five-month journey, the research vessel Polarstern returned to its homeport in Bremerhaven on the evening of Friday, 13 October. During the most recent expedition, the vessel

PS110 - Weekly Report No. 1 | 20 December 2017 - 3 January 2018
According to the schedule Polarstern left Bremerhaven at high tide and in tight fog on 20th December, 2017. On board are 44 crew members

Analysing strategy (Graphic: Metfies et al. Ocean Science 2016) Automatic filtration system on board Polarstern (Photo: Katja Metfies)

Expedition
On Wednesday 20 December 2017, the research vessel Polarstern set sail south from Bremerhaven. After a stop in Cape Town, it will deliver supplies to the Neumayer Station III, and the researchers

PS111 – Weekly Report No. 2 | 27 January - 2 February 2018
Now we have arrived – Polarstern makes her way easily through the disintegrating winter sea ice cover, heading for the northeastern edge of

from the subtropics and Arctic cold fronts? Antarctic expeditions on board the research icebreaker Polarstern take us to the stormy seas of the “Furious Fifties” and “Screaming Sixties” and to the majestic

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