• Seafloor spreading

    a few millimetres every year. Using the research icebreaker “POLARSTERN” scientists study this system of ridges and investigate the effects of the mechanisms involved in the spreading process: volcanism

  • Port Warehouse

    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 purposes and an additional open [...] 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 in the Bremerhaven free-harbour

  • Climate Sciences

    and Antarctic, using research vessels, such as the icebreaker Polarstern , observatories, aircrafts, and satellites to capture the evolving dynamics of the ocean, atmosphere, sea ice, and ice sheets. At

  • MOSAiC Expedition

    time: From autumn 2019 onwards, the German research icebreaker Polarstern drifted through the Arctic Ocean, trapped in the ice. Participants from institutions from more than 20 countries studied the Arctic [...] : 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 2025. Find out more Looking [...] profound scientific information Find out more News Info Graphics Polarstern Infographic The transpolar drift The expedition in numbers Factsheet on Sustainability

  • Setting sail to a region in rapid transition

    With the departure of the research vessel Polarstern from Punta Arenas (Chile) scheduled for this weekend, the "Summer Weddell Sea Outflow Study" (SWOS) international expedition will [...] only be explored on site by research icebreakers such as the Polarstern due to challenging sea ice conditions.

  • peer-review

    ecosystem approach for the northern Antarctic Peninsula (RV Polarstern Expedition PS81, ANT XXIX/3). Polar Biology 39(5): 765-787, doi: 10.1007/s00300-015-1861-2 Gutt J., Alvaro M. C., Barco A., Böhmer

  • SNOWflAke

    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 over our shoulders as we go about [...] 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

  • LTER Observatory HAUSGARTEN

    Maria S. Merian MSM77 2018 Polarstern PS114 2017 Polarstern PS108 2017 Polarstern PS107 2016 Polarstern PS99.2 2015 Polarstern PS93.2 2014 Polarstern PS85 2013 Maria S. Merian MSM29 2012 Polarstern ARK-XXVII/2 2011 Polarstern ARK-XXVI/2 2010 Polarstern ARK-XXV/2 2009 Polarstern ARK-XXIV/2 2008 Polarstern ARK-XXIII/2 2007 [...] Polarstern ARK-XVI/2 1999 Polarstern ARK-XV/1

  • Research icebreaker Polarstern sets sail for the Antarctic Weddell Sea

    An international research team led by the University of Rostock is investigating the impact of climate change on biodiversity in Antarctica.

  • Expeditions

    Find out more ArcWatch Central Arctic, Eurasian Basins RV Polarstern ArcWatch 1 (PS138) 01.08.2023 – 30.09.2023 ArcWatch 2 (PS144) 10.08.2024 – 12.11.2024 ArcWatch 3 (PS149) 04.07.2025 – 07.09.2025 [...] Impact Antarctic Circumpolar Current South Georgia Bassin FS Polarstern, PS133 1.10.2022 – 20.12.2022 Find out more HAFOS long-term time series Weddell Sea; Cape Town (South Africa) - Punta Arenas ( [...] Nuuk, Greenland 25.06.2017 - 19.07.2017 Find out more PS 100 Polarstern Central Arctic 07/08 2016 Find out more HE516 R/V Heincke Bremerhaven-Bremerhaven (11.07.2018-12.08.2018). Find out more LightHAB