• Polarstern longterm cruise planning

    Italy, Netherlands, Belgium, Sweden, Poland and United Kingdom PS153; Project: SWOS Christian Haas/Ilka Peeken (GPF20-2/005) GOALS: Collection of multidisciplinary information on the western Weddell Sea continental [...] and gradients in dependence of sea ice conditions Principal Investigators: Christian Haas E-Mail Ilka Peeken E-Mail Participants: 43 Free berths: - Period: February - April 2026 Days at sea : 63 Working Area:

  • Setting sail to a region in rapid transition

    With the departure of the research vessel Polarstern from Punta Arenas (Chile) scheduled for this weekend, the "Summer Weddell Sea Outflow Study" (SWOS) international expedition will commence. Up to e

  • Important phenomenon discovered in the Arctic

    An international study led by the University of Copenhagen and involving the Alfred Wegener Institute has discovered an important phenomenon under the Arctic sea ice that was previously thought to be