MOSAiC expedition: Multidisciplinary drifting observatory for Arctic climate (2019–2020)

1. MOSAiC project formally launches under AWI leadership

   Sep 1, 2019Labels: MOSAiC project, Alfred Wegener

   • MOSAiC About
   • NOAA PSL

2. Polarstern departs Tromsø to begin expedition

   Sep 20, 2019Labels: RV Polarstern, Troms

   • NOAA PSL
   • MOSAiC Monday

3. Polarstern locks into chosen sea-ice floe

   Oct 4, 2019Labels: Polarstern, Central Observatory

   • MOSAiC Monday
   • EUMETSAT

4. Distributed Network installed around Central Observatory

   Oct 14, 2019Labels: Distributed Network, sea ice

   • EUMETSAT
   • NOAA Report Card

5. First major winter resupply enables Leg II transition

   Dec 18, 2019Labels: Kapitan Dranitsyn, winter resupply

   • TROPOS Blog
   • MOSAiC Monday

6. Polarstern reaches record-high latitude during Arctic winter

   Feb 24, 2020Labels: Polarstern, record latitude

   • Meteorol Tech
   • Wikipedia

7. Polarstern temporarily leaves ice to execute crew exchange

   May 15, 2020Labels: Polarstern, buoys

   • TC Copernicus
   • Skidaway UGA

8. COVID-19 forces revised crew-exchange and quarantine plan

   May 22, 2020Labels: COVID-19, quarantine

   • Skidaway UGA
   • TC Copernicus

9. Polarstern returns to observatory after exchange near Svalbard

   Jun 18, 2020Labels: Polarstern, Svalbard

   • TC Copernicus
   • NOAA Report Card

10. Original MOSAiC floe reaches Fram Strait ice edge

    Jul 31, 2020Labels: Original floe, Fram Strait

    • NOAA Report Card
    • TC Copernicus

11. Polarstern reaches the North Pole during final stage

    Aug 19, 2020Labels: Polarstern, North Pole

    • ESA
    • Wikipedia

12. Second ice camp established to complete full-year cycle

    Aug 21, 2020Labels: Floe 2, ice camp

    • NOAA Report Card
    • TC Copernicus

13. Polarstern leaves floe 2.0 as field campaign winds down

    Sep 20, 2020Labels: Floe 2, camp closure

    • Wikipedia
    • Nature Data

14. Polarstern returns to Bremerhaven, ending expedition

    Oct 12, 2020Labels: RV Polarstern, Bremerhaven

    • MOSAiC Monday
    • NOAA PSL