FS Polarstern PS102
Cruise plan
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FS Polarstern (06AQ) |
| Cruise identifier | PS102 |
| Cruise period | 2016-11-12 — 2016-12-12 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Bremerhaven, Germany |
| Port of return | Cape Town, South Africa |
| Purpose | Passage |
| Objectives | Transfer of vessel from Germany to Cape Town for the start of the following research campaign in Antarctica and in the Southern Ocean. In addition, the cruise will be used for en route measurements of meteorological and oceanographic data, tests and calibrations of on board sensors including the Hydrosweep multi-beam echosounder, and a training and research initiative for Ph.D. candidates and M.Sc. students from European and African universities and research institutions. |
| Chief scientist | Karen H Wiltshire (Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, Sylt) |
| NPRC |  (0.37 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | English Channel North Sea North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) South East Atlantic Ocean (limit 20W) |
| Specific | Transit from Germany to Cape Town |
| Track charts | (0.16 MB) |
