MOSAiC Expedition: Dr. Gunnar Spreen Starts His Adventure in the Ice
Pole and towards Europe,” explains the 43-year-old with regard to this extraordinary mission. On the one hand, this means persevering in the dark and cold for weeks for the scientists. On the other hand, [...] time for experiments and research that will, for the first time, occur under such conditions. “No one has ever researched the local conditions for a longer period of time during the Arctic polar night [...] Observatory for the Study of Arctic Climate. The German research vessel Polarstern will drift for one year after it has been frozen in the Arctic Ocean in October 2019. The Polarstern will then spend the