• 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:

    • New Polarstern vessel: Model Masters the Testing Phase

      Important milestones have been reached in the construction of the new Polarstern. A true-to-scale model of the future research icebreaker successfully completed tests in the ice channel. This marked the

    • Seafloor spreading

      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

    • Seal research in Antarctica

      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

    • Port Warehouse

      "Kaiserhafen" on the premises of the Lloyd shipyard in immediate vicinity to the regular berth of "Polarstern" and other research and supply vessels. It offers a space of 4.800 m² for storage and handling [...] year about 200 special containers and containers with expedition freight are handled. When loading Polarstern, between 2.500 and 3.000 packages are being lifted over the railing. The port warehouse is located

    • Research program

      research infrastructure designed for polar research. This includes the icebreaking research vessel Polarstern , the versatile mid-sized research vessel Heincke , the Neumayer Station III in Antarctica, specialized

    • 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

    • MOSAiC Expedition

      Arctic research expedition of all time: From autumn 2019 onwards, the German research icebreaker Polarstern drifted through the Arctic Ocean, trapped in the ice. Participants from institutions from more [...] 2020. For those who want to reminisce: here is the video for Welcome back. MOSAiC - Welcome Back, Polarstern! MOSAiC TV documentary The TV documentary will be available in the ARD media library until 2 November [...] project website presents more profound scientific information Find out more News Info Graphics Polarstern Infographic The transpolar drift The expedition in numbers Factsheet on Sustainability

    • Dr. Tobias Boebel

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      Barkhausenstraße 2, 27568 Bremerhaven

    • M.Eng. Michael Trautmann

      michael.trautmann@awi.de
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