• Expeditions

      February 2023, Bremerhaven – Bremerhaven 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 [...] – 07.09.2025 Find out more Island 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 [...] Maria S. Merian: St. John's, Canada - 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

    • Exploring Greenland’s 79 North Glacier

      Expedition
      Following a five-month journey, the research vessel Polarstern returned to its homeport in Bremerhaven on the evening of Friday, 13 October. During the most recent expedition, the vessel

    • Eyewitnesses to Arctic Change

      ArcWatch 1
      On Thursday, 3 August 2023, the research vessel Polarstern is scheduled to set off from Tromsø, Norway, towards the North Pole. For two months, a good fifty scientific expedition participants

    • 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

    • Finally, we are let loose

      departed from Tromsø and enjoyed the marvellous weather. The sun was shining from a blue sky while POLARSTERN passed the fjords towards the North-Atlantic. Finally, we are let loose. In particular, the newbies

    • Fish and squid found in the Central Arctic Ocean

      expected. Scientists participating in the international MOSAiC expedition with research icebreaker Polarstern have found fish and squid in deep water in the middle of the Arctic Ocean. The results from Stockholm

    • Fleet + stations

      logistics. The AWI makes available its research platforms for scientists from all over the world. Ships Polarstern Heincke Uthörn Mya II Aade Stations Neumayer Station III Arctic Station AWIPEV Kohnen Station Marine

    • Follow Polarstern’s drift live on your mobile device

      superlatives: MOSAiC poses a big challenge to all international scientists involved: The drift of Polarstern will be determined by nature and can only be estimated so far in advance. To allow everyone interested

    • Formation of the Arctic Basin

      As the sea-ice recedes, the Arctic Ocean will see an explosion of research activities. With RV Polarstern, our powerful ice breaker and a variety of specially adapted equipment and techniques , AWIs geophysics

    • From Advent into the New Year

      PS110 - Weekly Report No. 1 | 20 December 2017 - 3 January 2018
      According to the schedule Polarstern left Bremerhaven at high tide and in tight fog on 20th December, 2017. On board are 44 crew members