Successful series of measurements in Arctic sea ice

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A mooring is recovered among ice floes. Credit: Agnieszka Beszczynska-Mller Alfred Wegener Institute
A mooring is recovered among ice floes. Credit: Agnieszka Beszczynska-Möller; Alfred Wegener Institute
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The German Research Vessel Polarstern had to prove its ice breaking capabilities in Arctic waters to gain data on two series of long-term research measurements. After working in regions up to latitude 82° N, Polarstern of the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research in the Helmholtz Association will enter port in Reykjavik (Iceland) on August 10th.


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