understanding of the polar sea ice zones. Here at AWI, we are mostly using our own ice breaker RV Polarstern, but we are also involved in expeditions by partner institutes with their vessels. During these
Award Caught in the glare of Polarstern’s spotlights, a curious mother polar bear and her cub explore the MOSAiC ice camp – with this image Esther Horvath, a photographer and photo editor at the Alfred
destination, and finally, at 12:20 pm (CET) on Friday, 28 February, dropped anchor 970 metres from Polarstern, moored to the same floe. While the handover is in full swing on the MOSAiC floe, in Russia another
MOSAiC Expedition Despite the current challenges, the MOSAiC expedition will continue. After many national borders were closed in response to the coronavirus pandemic, one team transfer had to be p
crews, roughly 100 passengers were on board: researchers and Polarstern crewmembers. The two ships will tentatively rendezvous with the Polarstern near Svalbard this weekend, so that their passengers can relieve
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
MOSAiC Expedition After a month’s absence, on 17 June the German research icebreaker Polarstern rendezvoused with the MOSAiC floe at 82.2 ° North and 8.4 ° East, after having left it on 19 May 2020
"Nothing can be taken for granted or planned" The German research icebreaker Polarstern has been drifting through the Arctic Ocean for a year since autumn 2019. Scientists from 20 nations explore the central [...] Thomas Wunderlich took command of his colleague Stefan Schwarze. Contrary to the original planning, Polarstern had to leave the ice to carry out exchanges and supplies at Svalbard. Thomas Wunderlich talks about [...] . What was the journey from Svalbard back to the MOSAiC floe like, and how did it compare with Polarstern Captain Stefan Schwarze’s experiences on the way south? Thomas Wunderlich: We had the advantage
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
largest-scale Arctic research expedition of all time: in September 2019 the German research icebreaker Polarstern will depart from Tromsø, Norway and, once it has reached its destination, will spend the next year