25 Years of Polarstern Meteorology

The most important tool in Germany's polar research program is the research and supply vessel Polarstern. The ship was commissioned in 1982, the maiden voyage started at the end of 1982. The owner of the ship is the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research in Bremerhaven, Germany. Within the last 25 years Polarstern performed a total of 44 expeditions to the Arctic and Antarctic. The ship is well equipped for meteorological research as well as for routine meteorological services. The meteorological office is permanently manned with a weather technician/- observer from the German Weather Service (DWD) who performs the routine 3-hourly synoptic observations and the daily upper air soundings. Additionally, a weather forecaster is responsible to advice the ships captain as well as the helicopter pilots and all scientists in any weather related question. The forecaster gets assistance from the weather technician who performs the satellite picture reception and manages the near real time data flow.德国极地研究计划中最重要的科考补给船为极星号（Polarstern）。该船于1982年正式服役，首航于1982年末启动。其所属单位为德国不来梅哈芬的阿尔弗雷德·魏格纳极地与海洋研究所（Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research）。在过去25年间，极星号累计执行了44次南北极科考航次。该船配备了完善的气象研究设施，可承担常规气象服务任务。船上的气象部门常设一名来自德国气象局（DWD）的气象技术员/观测员，负责执行每3小时一次的常规天气观测以及每日高空探空任务。此外，一名气象预报员需为船长、直升机飞行员及全体科研人员提供各类气象相关问题的咨询服务。该预报员可获得气象技术员的协助，后者负责接收卫星云图并管理近实时数据流。