The Polarstern voyage ANT XXII-2, nicknamed ISPOL (Ice Station Polarstern) was in many ways a follow-up to the Russian-US „Ice Station Weddell“ expedition (1992). The goal was to establish a time-series record of the physical, chemical, biological and hydrographical aspects of the Weddell Sea pack ice in spring/summer.
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3 Months in the Weddell Sea
Polarstern at station
(© R. Krapp)
Another hole in the ice
(© R. Krapp)
ISPOL dive team
(© C. Wanke)
Safety diver in the water!
(© C. Wanke)
Happy ISPOL divers
(© R. Krapp)
Emperor penguins
(© T. Dittmar)
Drilling an ice core
(© R. Krapp)
Ice core temperature
(© R. Krapp)
Floe-hopping with heli
(© R. Krapp)
Here comes the core!
(© R. Krapp)
Length and texture
(© R. Krapp)
Inserting sub-ice polecam
(© R. Krapp)
Recording sub-ice video
(© R. Krapp)
Hauke‘s baited traps
(© R. Krapp)
Polarstern and „tomato“
(© R. Krapp)
The sea ice ecology team
(© I. Arndt)
Belgian trace metal camp
(© R. Krapp)
This leopard ate my PhD
(© H. Flores)
Crossing a lead...
(© R. Krapp)
...in a rubber boat!
(© R. Krapp)
Party on the ice floe
(© R. Krapp)
Heli landing on iceberg
(© R. Krapp)
A scientist and his box
(© R. Krapp)
Thank God I am color-blind! ;-) (© R. Krapp)
