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

we were able to celebrate the Easter. At first priority stands a big thanks to the crew of RV Polarstern as they decorated the public areas and canteens to create an Easterly feeling on board.

2016
On Tuesday, May 3rd, a group of 20 Masters and PhD students and 5 instructors boarded the R/V Polarstern in Las Palmas. Some of those who have already been on board from Punta Arenas for more than three

2015
On Tuesday October 29, 2015 was cast off at 13:00 h on the dot. Two tugboats maneuvered Polarstern into the lock. Once in the Weser she starts steaming and leaves Bremerhaven southbound for the

PS105 - Weekly Report No. 1 | 20 March - 11 April 2017
This year’s return journey of RV Polarstern from Antarctica began with the departure in Punta Arenas in the evening of March 20, 2017. We left

that are beyond anything we can imagine” Starting in autumn 2019, the German research icebreaker Polarstern will drift through the Arctic Ocean for an entire year. During the MOSAiC expedition, experts from [...] we can already safely say is that we’ll find higher temperatures and less ice than Nansen did. Polarstern navigiert in der Nacht durch das Eis (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) What will the different phases [...] course of our expedition. We’ll begin in September 2019 and proceed with the research icebreaker Polarstern to the Siberian sea ice, which will still be thin at that time of year. Once there, we’ll look

aircraft people at Polarstern and vice versa that of the PS-people at the airport had to be planned. We also organized a get-together for the evening of Wednesday of both the Polarstern and the aircraft [...] Sea ice extend, Polarstern position and measurement time - This year the sea ice extended more to the south than in the years before. Therefore, it was feasible for us to reach Polarstern with Polar 5 and [...] prevailing northerly winds. Collocation with Polarstern and Ny Ålesund - We actually succeeded ten times to perform collocated measurements with both aircraft, Polarstern, and partly with observations from an

The MOSAiC Expedition
Two-and-a-half years from now, the research vessel Polarstern will depart on an adventurous expedition. For an entire year, the ship will drift through the Arctic, stuck in the

PS116 - Weekly Report No. 1 | 11 - 18 November 2018
RV Polarstern left Bremerhaven on 11th November with the high tide around noon. Due to extensive necessary amendments in the shipyard, the departure

PS117 - Weekly Report No. 4 | 13 - 20 January 2019.
Neumayer, finally! Polarstern took berth about 20 km north of the German Antarctic Station (officially named Neumayer Station III) at the extreme