dition , the largest Arctic research expedition of our time, during which the research vessel “Polarstern” was frozen in the Arctic ice for a year to study the effects of climate change. Scientists from [...] from the subtropics and Arctic cold fronts? Antarctic expeditions on board the research icebreaker Polarstern take us to the stormy seas of the “Furious Fifties” and “Screaming Sixties” and to the majestic

changes for the biodiversity in this area. Physical, biogeochemical and ecological studies with Polarstern in the FOS in the southern Weddell Sea shall characterize this hotspot in detail in order to recognize

CONTRASTS (PS149) Contrasts of sea ice regimes in the Arctic Ocean during melt season The Polarstern expedition CONTRASTS (2 July to 1 September 2025, also named PS149, ArcWatch-3) investigates the causes [...] The aircraft campaign IceBird summer 2025 complements with regional surveys. Sea ice station with Polarstern (example from MOSAiC 2020). The vessel is moored to the ice floe. Measurements are performed and [...] autonomous devices. (Graphic: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) On-route measurements and regional surveys With Polarstern, the helicopters and also the aircrafts on the IceBird summer expedition (from Station Nord), we

secure the oceans as a sustainable resource. *** New training expedition Nov-Dec 2025 on board RV Polarstern *** Venue and Background The Nippon Foundation-POGO Centre of Excellence (NF-POGO CofE) provides

understanding of the polar sea ice zones. Here at AWI, we are mostly using our own ice breaker RV Polarstern, but we are also involved in expeditions by partner institutes with their vessels. During these

Seafloor Tools for Integrative Management of Marine Protected Areas Seafloor of the Weddell Sea. RV Polarstern expedition PS118 (2019). (Photo: Autun Purser (AWI) (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) BEnToolsMaPs:

biogeochemical cycles in… Find out more MOSAiC In September 2019, the German research icebreaker Polarstern set sail from Tromsø to drift in the Arctic Ocean for a year—trapped in the ice. The goal of the

measurement systems across the Arctic and Antarctic, using research vessels, such as the icebreaker Polarstern , observatories, aircrafts, and satellites to capture the evolving dynamics of the ocean, atmosphere

Trainings an Bord der Polarstern (Foto: Eva Brodte, AWI). Cover: Scholars of the NoSoAT16 (North South Atlantic Transect) programme at the start of the training on board Polarstern (Photo: Eva Brodte, AWI) [...] on previous transit cruises with RV Polarstern. 5 2. WEATHER CONDITIONS Max Miller, Hartmut Sonnabend DWD On Saturday morning, November 12, 2016, 09:50 am, Polarstern left Bremerhaven for the campaign PS102 [...] (NOSOAT) Fig. 3.11: Temperature distribution based on data as collected on Polarstern between 2008 and 2016 The data collected on Polarstern shows no significant change in heat and salinity over the last 8 years

SoNoAT 2019 Course content RV Polarstern - PS 120 Stanley - Bremerhaven 02 June - 29 June 2019 2 Inhalt South North Atlantic Training Transect 2019 SoNoAT 2019 on RV Polarstern PS 120 ........... 3 1. In [...] ........................... 30 3 South North Atlantic Training Transect 2019 SoNoAT 2019 on RV Polarstern PS 120 02 June 2019, Stanley, Falklands - 29 June 2019, Bremerhaven, Germany 1. Introduction The [...] queries, please do not hesitate to contact us. We hope that you will find your time on-board the RV Polarstern enjoyable, instructive and career enhancing. We look forward to meeting you in Bremerhaven. 2.