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
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
North American plate drift apart by a few millimetres every year. Using the research icebreaker “POLARSTERN” scientists study this system of ridges and investigate the effects of the mechanisms involved
meteorological and aerosol/trace gas observatories in Antarctica and the meteorological observatory on Polarstern and frequently uses the Polar aircraft. We train machine-learning models to improve our understanding
During the MOSAiC expedition, women held 59% of the leading research positions on board the RV Polarstern. Sexual harassment, misconduct and discrimination, in any context, are unacceptable. Our Code of
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
x 25 km, ice thickness: 100 to 600 m). In 2016, we reached the glacier’s calving front with R/V Polarstern —the first research vessel ever to do so—and discovered an astonishingly rapid inflow of warm Atlantic