FS Polarstern PS98
Cruise plan
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FS Polarstern (06AQ) |
| Cruise identifier | PS98 |
| Cruise period | 2016-04-10 — 2016-05-14 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Punta Arenas, Chile |
| Port of return | Bremerhaven, Germany |
| Purpose | Passage |
| Objectives | Transit from Chile to Germany after Antarctic expeditions 2014/15. The cruise will start in Punta Arenas (Chile), via Las Palmas (Canary Islands) to Bremerhaven (Germany). The transect will be used for en route measurements, a training programme for students and to calibrate hydro-acoustic sensors. |
| Chief scientist | Bernhard Pospichal (Leipzig Institute for Meteorology) |
| NPRC |  (0.29 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | English Channel North Atlantic Ocean North Sea Bay of Biscay South Atlantic Ocean |
| Specific | South Atlantic Ocean, Tropical Atlantic Ocean, Cape Verde, Canary Islands, Bay of Biscay, English Channel, North Sea, German Bight (Punta Arenas 53°S 70°W en route to Canary Islands 28°N 15°W and German Bight 53°N 8°E) |
