MOSAiC Expedition

MOSAiC

Embark on the largest polar expedition in history: in September 2019, the German research icebreaker Polarstern has set sail from Tromsø, Norway, to spend a year drifting through the Arctic Ocean - trapped in ice. The goal of the MOSAiC expedition is to take the closest look ever at the Arctic as the epicenter of global warming and to gain fundamental insights that are key to better understand global climate change. Hundreds of researchers from 20 countries are involved in this exceptional endeavour. Following in the footsteps of Fridtjof Nansen's ground-breaking expedition with his wooden sailing ship Fram in 1893-1896, the MOSAiC expedition will bring a modern research icebreaker close to the north pole for a full year including for the first time in polar winter. The data gathered will be used by scientists around the globe to take climate research to a completely new level. Led by atmospheric scientist Markus Rex, and co-led by Klaus Dethloff and Matthew Shupe, MOSAiC is spearheaded by Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI).

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MOSAiC

Embark on the largest polar expedition in history: in September 2019, the German research icebreaker Polarstern will set sail from Tromsø, Norway, to spend a year drifting through the Arctic Ocean - trapped in ice.

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The goal of the MOSAiC expedition is to take the closest look ever at the Arctic as the epicenter of global warming and to gain fundamental insights that are key to a better understanding of global climate change. Hundreds of researchers from 20 countries are involved in this exceptional endeavour. Following in the footsteps of Fridtjof Nansens ground-breaking expedition with his wooden sailing ship Fram in 1893-1896, the MOSAiC expedition will bring a modern research icebreaker close to the north pole for the first time in polar winter. The data gathered will be used by scientists around the globe to take climate and ecosystem research to a completely new level. Led by atmospheric scientist Markus Rex, and co-led by Klaus Dethloff and Matthew Shupe, MOSAiC is spearheaded by Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI).

May 21, 2019

May 21, 2019

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September 9, 2020

September 9, 2020

El País

Intrusos en casa del oso polar

El investigador del CSIC Manuel Dall’Osto relata la instalación del campo de investigación de la misión MOSAiC en la banquisa ártica para estudiar el clima polar, atento a las visitas nocturnas de los plantígrados

September 9, 2020

September 9, 2020

ESA

MOSAiC Arctic expedition reaches North Pole

"On 19 August 2020, MOSAiC reached the North Pole after making an unplanned detour owing to lighter-than-usual sea ice conditions."

August 31, 2020

August 31, 2020

Press release by AWI

MOSAiC aerial campaign

First aerial survey flights in the Arctic since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic

August 21, 2020

August 21, 2020

SWR1

Nomination for German Radio Award

The Podcast “Frozen into the Arctic – with SWR on board the Research Vessel Polarstern” is 1 of 3 potential winners in the category “best innovation in the morning” of the German Radio Award!

August 20, 2020