• Technology and Logistics

      was first implemented to its full extend in 2012/13 during Polarstern expedition ANT-XXIX/2, yet subsets of the system existed in various configurations since 2002, allowing for the development and [...] positions (green) of ice-resilient Argo floats deployed during Polarstern expedition PS 103. (copy 2) Fig. 5. Schematic of mooring array extending from Kapp Norvegia towards the Antarctic Peninsula, deployed during Polarstern expedition PS 103. Moorings are anchored at the bottom by weights and held upright through floatation elements (both not shown).

    • Shopping only once a year

      a blog post, the team reports on the supplies provided by the Polarstern

    • Underway observations

      Report No. 1 | 24. - 30. May 2017
      On May 24, 2017 at 12:00 Polarstern has departed for the Arctic Expeditions in summer 2017.

    • Expeditions

      George Island Sampling of glacier meltwater, King George Island Polarstern brine sampling in the central Arctic sea ice samlpling in the central Arctic ice-tank experiment at UNIS

    • From Longyearbyen through Fram Strait towards Northeast Greenland

      July 2015
      At 8:00 am the embarkment of scientists starts. As Polarstern cannot enter the harbor pier directly, people have to use the Zodiac (Fig.1).

    • MOSAiC

      Arctic ever. Key element is the drift of the research icebreaker Polarstern frozen into the pack ice over an entire year. Over all, more than 300 scientists from 17 countries will contribute to the field [...] over the coming years to decades. Beyond an ice camp around Polarstern, a distributed network of observations, airborne and satellite observations contribute to the field program. Beyond this, various

    • A stormy send-off

      After a snowy Bremerhaven departure on Dec 5 th 2021 at 13:00, Polarstern made its way through the port, the locks and towards the English Channel.

    • A full loaded vessel

      - Weekly Report No 1 | 15 – 20 December 2018
      As planned, Polarstern pushes away from the pier in Cape Town on 15 December at 4pm, taking off for her 117th expedition to the Antarctic.

    • Neumayer and beyond

      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 Ekström Ice Shelf.<br

    • We are leaving Cape Town

      20 December 2016
      16. December, day of departure As planned, Polarstern pushes away from the pier in Cape Town at 6pm, taking off for her 103rd expedition to the Antarctic.