MOSAiC expedition reaches the North Pole

MOSAiC
At 12:45 pm on 19 August 2020 the German research icebreaker Polarstern reached the North Pole. The ship followed a route to the north of Greenland – and through a region that, in the past, was

MOSAiC_UK_Factsheet_Facts-on-sustainability.pdf

day. During the time that the Polarstern is passively drifting with the ice, the consumption will be as low as 15 tonnes of diesel per day. This means that the Polarstern’s total diesel consumption for [...] standards. Modern Arctic and climate research is not possible without the use of large vessels like Polarstern and the other icebreakers taking part. Minimi- sing the environmental impact on this fragile region [...] environmentally friendly method of conduc- ting research with an icebreaker in the Arctic Ocean. The Polarstern is carried by the natural ice drift, pushed on by the wind. This does not cost anything and is

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Magnetometers

precession magnetometers that can be set up to measure continuously for days or weeks unattended. On Polarstern, two fluxgate three-component magnetometers are mounted on the crow's nest where they continuously [...] software after completing precise circular manouevres at various points during a science cruise. Polarstern also acts as a base for two helicopters, either of which can be set up to tow a Scintrex Caesium

Marcel_Nicolaus_AWI-Expert_UK_neu.pdf

and snow program of the MOSAiC expedition. During the one-year drift of the research icebreaker Polarstern, he himself spent five months on board of the vessel. Marcel Nicolaus is heavily involved in training

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Masterarbeit_AlfredoJoswaBellidoRosas_FBPhysik_UniBremen.pdf

ATWAICE, was carried out from June 27, 2022, to August 17, 2022, aboard the German research vessel Polarstern. The primary objectives of the expedition included investigating ocean-ice-air interactions, studying [...] itut Helmholtz Zentrum fuer Polar und Meeresforschung (2017). Polar Research and Supply Vessel POLARSTERN Operated by the Alfred-Wegener- Institute. Journal of large-scale research facilities, 3, A119

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Medical_Clearance_Process.pdf

AWIPEV/Svalbard RV Polarstern/Sea Expeditions to the Arctic or Antarctica Heincke Mya/Aade/Uthörn Sea Expeditions to other destinations (not Heincke, Mya, Uthörn, Aade) for example RV Polarstern Transfer Las [...] locally accessible for medical personnel during your expedition to: Antarctica AWIPEV/Svalbard RV Polarstern/Sea Expeditions to the Arctic or Antarctica Heincke Mya/Aade/Uthörn Sea Expeditions to other d

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Medical_std_en_gen_23_01.pdf

........................................... Stamp: ........................................ RV Polarstern RV Heincke ...................... doc@awi.de 5 / 14 Ve rs io n: 2 02 3/ 01 Anamnesis (medical [...] consequence of acute illness or accident (e.g. due to unconsciousness). In case of expeditions with RV Polarstern or assignments at the Neumayer III Station, the data are made accessible to the doctor on board/at

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Milestone on the way to construction of new vessel as successor to research icebreaker Polarstern: Reederei F. Laeisz as partner

Press release

Mobile pelagic Systems

sample collector. Sea Technology 51(12): 15-19. Videoclip (mp4; 61.4MB) showing an AUV dive during Polarstern expedition PS109 in summer 2017

Multi Plankton Sampler

Filled beakers are collected after multinet is back on deck Multinet is set out on board of RV Polarstern Multinet is ready for deployment Multinet in the water The Multi Plankton Sampler MPS 92B is used