• How climate change is altering the Arctic Ocean

    On 29 May 2025, the Polarstern research vessel set sail from Bremerhaven for the Arctic. The destination of the 95 expedition participants, led by the Alfred Wegener Institute, is the AWI Hausgarten, a

  • Underwater robot scheduled to surface after a year exploring the Arctic depths

    New Technologies for Arctic Research
    On Tuesday, 22 August the research icebreaker Polarstern will depart the Norwegian port of Tromsø for a unique expedition to the Arctic: the autonomous underwater

  • Fleet + stations

    logistics. The AWI makes available its research platforms for scientists from all over the world. Ships Polarstern Heincke Uthörn Mya II Aade Stations Neumayer Station III Arctic Station AWIPEV Kohnen Station Marine

  • How is climate change affecting fauna in the Arctic?

    biogeochemists will embark on a joint expedition headed for Svalbard. On board the research vessel Polarstern from the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) all of

  • Leaving Punta Arenas

    extremity of Chile is harsh anyway. On 7th May the cruise participants were brought on board the Polarstern at anchor offshore by a harbour launch.

  • From Bremerhaven to Las Palmas

    n and a second negative PCR tests for CoV-2, we moved, according to plan, in two batches to RV Polarstern on December 20. We moved into the chambers, the safety briefing took place in the two groups that

  • Crossing the Equator

    28.12.2020 - 03.01.2021
    After we had sent the 3rd CoV-2 swab from Las Palmas to Bremerhaven, Polarstern continues its journey southwards. The weather is increasingly summerly. Near the Canary Islands

  • The second week

    from around entire Antarctica this southern summer. With only an average 3/10 to 5/10 ice cover, Polarstern easily managed to pass this belt so that we soon arrived at our first station west of Thurston

  • Purchasing

    Floats-Lieferung von 5 Argo Floats Tender Polarstern II Construction and ready-to-operate delivery of the icebreaking polar research and supply vessel POLARSTERN II PLEASE NOTE: Series of scams - bogus orders

  • Woche2__11.-17.09._-2025_ENf.pdf

    mainly an obstacle on the way to the next station. © Marcel Nicolaus Tremors 15. September 2025 Now, Polarstern has moved close to the majestic mountains of Greenland at the mouth of Independence Fjord. Geologically [...] illustrates it perfectly: we are just a pixel amidst ice floes (light grey) and open water (dark). Polarstern appears as a bright spot in the image because it reflects electromagnetic radiation more strongly [...] Copernicus En route in the Arctic Ocean 10. September 2025 A major goal of this expedition aboard Polarstern is to study the origin of the East Greenland Current—one of the main pathways by which freshwater

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