everyone’s work on board, it is critically important to those whose research activities rely on Polarstern’s two helicopters. On this expedition, two teams alternate use of the helicopters: the sea ice team

are the impressions and outcomes that an international research team is now bringing back from a Polarstern expedition to the Central Arctic. After a four-month-long Arctic season, the Alfred Wegener Institute’s

the past couple weeks we have reached South Africa and shut down the hydroacoustics, as well as Polarsterns underway measurements. Underway CTD casts of two times per day have also ended. This was the last

Weekly Report No. 1 | 18 July - 24y July 2016
In the evening of 18 July the research ice breaker Polarstern left the port of Tromsö (Norway) in cloudy and windy conditions to start its 100th expedition.

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

Expedition
Following a five-month journey, the research vessel Polarstern returned to its homeport in Bremerhaven on the evening of Friday, 13 October. During the most recent expedition, the vessel

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