Press release
On October 3rd, the German research vessel “Polarstern” of the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research will return to Bremerhaven from its 20th [...] scheduled to be studied in detail using the dive vessel “Jago” in 2006. “Polarstern” will undergo some maintenance work in the dockyard in Bremerhaven, during which time

ice floe. This action of RV Polarstern has set the final chapter in the history of the drifting research station North Pole-32. After 24 hours, Polarstern continued with the research [...] Press release
On August 16, 2004 early in the morning the German research vessel RV Polarstern discovered the remains of the abandoned Russian drifting ice camp North Pole-32 [...] contained diesel, the rest contained remains of petrol, oil and kerosene. RV Polarstern is currently on her voyage ARK XX/2 performing measurements in atmosphere, sea ice and

investigated ecosystem and its changesAfter more than seven months, the German research vessel "Polarstern" returned to Bremerhaven on June 2nd from its 21st Antarctic expedition.The voyage was concerned

is attached to the ROV so that live footage of seabed life can be watched from each cabin.

At “Polarstern’s” starboard side the simplest, and thus most reliable, analytical instrument of modern polar research [...] following weekly letters to find out why we are here. This weekly letter is sent home at a time when “Polarstern” is exclusively used in her role as an ice-breaking vessel, slowly but persistently paving her

Education and Training
The German research vessel Polarstern will arrive tomorrow in Cape Town after a five week voyage. During this training cruise from Bremerhaven to South Africa 32 international [...] over the world to secure the ocean’s future for our planet.”

On a dreary foggy 29 October the RV Polarstern left its homeport Bremerhaven (Germany) on the quest to train 32 young scientists in oceanographic [...] practical experience as possible, and ship board training on a professional vessel like the RV Polarstern is the perfect training method,” says Eleni Bintoudi, aquatic biology student from Greece.

Geography

PS93.2 Summary | 21 July till15 August 2015
The scientific work during the expedition PS93.2 will support the time-series studies at the LTER (Long-Term Ecological Research) observatory HAUSGARTEN,

PS92 Summary | 19 May - 28 June 2015
On May 19, 2015, the German research icebreaker RV Polarstern will set sail for a six week expedition to the Central Arctic Ocean initiated by “ART”. ART, in this

into the past of the Arctic Ocean during the now ending summer expedition of the research vessel Polarstern. Along steep slide scars on Lomonosov Ridge the scientists discovered considerably hardened sediments [...] range that stretches across the entire Arctic Ocean, was one of many highlights on this year’s Polarstern expedition to the central Arctic. For nine weeks 50 scientists and technicians from Belgium, China [...] coordinates German polar research and provides important infrastructure such as the research icebreaker Polarstern and research stations in the Arctic and Antarctic to the national and international scientific

must be read out on board the Polarstern and the sensors have to be recalibrated. Only in this way is it possible to record environmental changes in detail.

The Polarstern is currently at the Lloyd shipyard [...] in the Helmholtz Association brought back from the 26th Arctic expedition of the research vessel Polarstern.

The ship arrived at its home port of Bremerhaven at about 7 o’clock this morning. Prior to that [...] countries on the three legs. The last stage took them through the central Arctic Ocean and the Polarstern also reached the North Pole. One of the most important research questions was: Did sea ice melt

frequency unit EK60 is calibrated to be ready for operation during the upcoming Antarctic season.

Polarstern is scheduled to arrive in Cape Town on 02 December 2015. PS95 will end in Cape Town.