MOSAiC – the largest polar research expedition in history has begun After a decade of preparations, MOSAiC , the largest polar research expedition in history has begun. During the first six weeks, Polarstern's transit into the central Arctic Ocean will be supported by the Russian icebreaker Akademik Federov (illustration: Thomas Rackow/Alfred Wegener Institute who will participate in the MOSAiC School as a lecturer on YOPP modelling).


“When you first open this MOSAiC app, on the bottom left-hand corner there’s two icons,” McFarland said. On 20 September, the German research icebreaker Polarstern has set sail from Tromsø, Norway, to spend a year drifting through the Arctic Ocean - trapped in ice. Unter Leitung der Atmosphärenforschers Markus Rex vom Alfred-Wegener-Institut, Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung, startet am 20. This story is posted on Independent Barents Observer as part of Eye on the Arctic , a collaborative partnership between public and private circumpolar media organizations. September 2019 die größte Arktis-Expedition aller Zeiten. The app incorporates his expedition with that of MOSAiC. From this ice-encrusted platform, a rotating cast of scientists and technicians are sampling the ice, atmosphere and ocean in an attempt to understand the intricacies of the rapidly changing Arctic climate.
Off You Go, Polarstern!

The mission, called MOSAiC, is operating from the German research vessel Polarstern, which has been intentionally frozen in Arctic sea ice since last October. The Polarstern can be tracked in real time on the MOSAiC web app. Some instruments on the MOSAiC floe will continue recording autonomously until Polarstern returns, while others will be dismantled.