Polarstern expedition ANT XXVII-2. Picture: S. Trimborn (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Southern Ocean phytoplankton are major drivers of global carbon cycling accounting for 20% of the global annual
from the subtropics and Arctic cold fronts? Antarctic expeditions on board the research icebreaker Polarstern take us to the stormy seas of the “Furious Fifties” and “Screaming Sixties” and to the majestic
Weekly Report No. 5 | 6 - 12 March 2017 A world of gigantic icebergs made the scenery which Polarstern passed through on its track from Pine Island Bay to the western Amundsen Sea Embayment. The icebergs
ocean (transmittance). We perform various radiation measurements during our field campaigns using Polarstern, aircrafts, and stationary measurements. Our focus are observations that aim for better descriptions
recorded step by step. The data within the EIS refer to the actual stay on board Polarstern. The entire cargo for Polarstern must also be recorded via EIS. Individual freight lists can no longer be processed [...] Information EIS The logistic handling of expeditions with FS Polarstern is carried out via a web-based application. The scientific coordination creates expeditions with a voyage leader. The voyage leader
to these key questions, 50 researchers on board the Alfred Wegener Institute’s research vessel Polarstern are going to depart from Punta Arenas (Chile) on 6 February 2017, bound for the Amundsen Sea –
PS108 - Weekly Report No. 1. | 22 - 28 August 2017 On Tuesday August 22 at 19:00 POLARSTERN left Tromsö with an unusual freight on board into direction of Svalbard. Unusual, because 10 of the 40 scientists