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      supported AWI research in the Arctic and Antarctic, both on land and at sea. Laeisz has operated the Polarstern since New Year's Eve 1995. On 15 January, the AWI honoured this successful collaboration during [...] and international cooperation. Reception in Namibia 15. December 2025 To mark the arrival of the Polarstern in Walvis Bay, Dr Thorsten Hutter, the German Ambassador to Namibia, visited the ship with his [...] MOSAiC It was the largest Arctic expedition in history: on 12 October 2020 our research vessel Polarstern returned after a year-long drift. Find out more UN Ocean Conference 2025 Find out more UN Decade

    • Dr. Tobias Boebel

      tobias.boebel@awi.de
      +49(471)4831-1379
      Barkhausenstraße 2, 27568 Bremerhaven

    • Dipl. Ing. (FH). Jörg Matthes

      Joerg.Matthes@awi.de
      +49(471)4831-1016
      Barkhausenstraße 2, 27568 Bremerhaven

    • Research icebreaker Polarstern sets sail for the Antarctic Weddell Sea

      An international research team led by the University of Rostock is investigating the impact of climate change on biodiversity in Antarctica.

    • Expeditions

      February 2023, Bremerhaven – Bremerhaven Find out more ArcWatch Central Arctic, Eurasian Basins RV Polarstern ArcWatch 1 (PS138) 01.08.2023 – 30.09.2023 ArcWatch 2 (PS144) 10.08.2024 – 12.11.2024 ArcWatch [...] – 07.09.2025 Find out more Island Impact Antarctic Circumpolar Current South Georgia Bassin FS Polarstern, PS133 1.10.2022 – 20.12.2022 Find out more HAFOS long-term time series Weddell Sea; Cape Town [...] Maria S. Merian: St. John's, Canada - Nuuk, Greenland 25.06.2017 - 19.07.2017 Find out more PS 100 Polarstern Central Arctic 07/08 2016 Find out more HE516 R/V Heincke Bremerhaven-Bremerhaven (11.07.2018-12

    • International training on board Polarstern completed

      international group of young marine scientists is arriving in Walvis Bai in Namibia on board the Polarstern. They have been taking part in a specialised training voyage aboard the German research icebreaker

    • Publications

      Strass, V., Krägefsky, S. (2002): Acoustic distribution of Antarctic Krill during SO-GLOBEC 2001 - POLARSTERN Expedition. ASLO Symposium Hawaii , USA Science communication 2025 Press Film about the BEA project

    • Team - AWI OZA

      observatory including the PALAOA listening station and acted as chief scientists for several RV Polarstern expeditions. www.researchgate.net/profile/Olaf_Boebel Dr. Ilse van Opzeeland I see sound

    • Dr. Myriel Vredenborg

      myriel.vredenborg@awi.de
      +49(471)4831-1807
      Barkhausenstraße 2, 27568 Bremerhaven

    • Publications, Contributions & Outreach Activities - AWI OZA

      Naggar S, Jokat W, Werner B (2008). Broad-band calibration of marine seismic sources used by R/V Polarstern for academic research in polar regions. Geophysical Journal International, 174(2):505–524. DOI: [...] April 2021: Interview ZDF: Klimawandel in der Antarktis ( www.zdf.de/nachrichten/panorama/polarstern-expedition-antarktis-100.html ) March 2021: Interview "Ozeanische Klangwelten" FAZ Sonntagszeitung