PS98 Weekly report No. 3 | 25 April - 1 May 2016
On Tuesday last week, the route of Polarstern towards its home base crossed the equator. Shortly after that we also traversed the “atmospheric equator”

PS97 Weekly Report No. 4 | 7 - 13 March 2016
The fourth week of our Polarstern expedition PS97 was entirely devoted to work on and surrounding the Sub-Antarctic Islands. For many of us this week will

about the work of the phyto-opticians, biogeochemists, planktologists and sedimentologist during RV Polarstern expedition PS99.2. Their goal is to investigate the organisms and processes in the water column

Bremerhaven Nutrient Facility Observatories Ocean: FRAM Water: COSYNA Meteorology Geophysics Ships Polarstern Heincke Uthörn Mya II Aade Stations Neumayer Station III Arctic Station AWIPEV Kohnen Station Marine

PS120 - Weekly Report No. 3 | 17 - 23 June 2019
It is Sunday today on the POLARSTERN. I was delighted with the crispy croissant and apricot jam, which I consumed for breakfast with a delicious cup of

Weekly Report No 1 | 13 - 15 April 2019
On Monday, 15th of April 2019, at 13:48 local time RV POLARSTERN left her mooring at position C in front of the harbour of Punta Arenas for a 3-day transit toward

2016
Yesterday we finished our investigations in the close vicinity of the 79°N glacier. Now R/V Polarstern is exploring the southern end of Westwind Trough on the inner shelf. We had already paid a visit

PS100 - Weekly Report No. 5 | 15 - 21 August 2016
Meanwhile R/V Polarstern has worked her way toward the inner shelf of Northeast Greenland. We have reached the transition from Norske Trough to Westwind

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

nary physical, biological and biogeochemical partners, wales and seals occasionally approached Polarstern.