• Ice Stations

    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

  • Training Capacity Exchange

    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

  • BEMO

    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:

  • Staff Units

    (0)471 4831-1566 Project Polarstern II In May 2020 the AWI was appointed to conduct a new process for the acquisition of a new ice-breaking research and supply vessel Polarstern II by the board of trustees [...] of primary importance for AWI are bundled in the staff unit Project Polarstern II. Contact: Detlef Wilde Stabsstelle Projekt Polarstern II Alfred-Wegener-Institut Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung

  • FRAM Data Integration

    platforms provides information on phytoplankton composition and particle size distribution. On board of POLARSTERN, state of the art underway-measuring systems have been installed, their reliability is frequently

  • Projects

    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

  • Climate Sciences

    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

  • SNOWflAke

    Expedition to the Weddell Sea December 2024 to March 2025 | RV Polarstern | Stefanie Arndt and Daria Paul joined expedition PS146 aboard RV Polarstern to study the physical and biological properties of the sea [...] Fast ice program Fast ice program at Neumayer Station FlAke News Komm an Bord! January 2026 | RV Polarstern | We're taking you along on the expedition — through our blog and your questions, you can look

  • PERPLEX

    The software was developed at the Alfred Wegener Institute and used during many cruises of the RV Polarstern. PERPLEX allows scientists and chief scientist as well as logisticians and nautical personnel to

  • Polar underwater sounds - AWI OZA (Kopie 2)

    7_PALAOA (Photo: OZA AWI) Anthropogenic sound Ship noise Polarstern in sea ice (Photo: AWI) Twice a year, the German research vessel Polarstern visits the Atka bay to deliver supplies to the Neumayer Station