The 83-meter Russian Arctic research vessel Severny Polyus (Eng: North Pole) has been on its maiden voyage since September 15, 2022. (Foto: Roshydromet) Drift ice stations are a tradition in Russia. For the first time such an expedition was conducted under the...
The deployment of drifting buoys is intended to improve safety on the Northern Sea route. (Photo: AARI) By 2024, the Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute (AARI) will deploy a new high-precision hydrometeorological network in the marine and coastal parts of the...
The self-propelled polar platform “Severny Polyus” can be frozen in the Arctic ice for two years without external support for research purposes. (Foto: Roshydromet) The self-propelled polar platform “Severny Polyus” was launched in St....
A model of the drift ice station “Severny Polyus” in the exhibition. (Photo: Roshydromet) Russia’s ice-breaking research station should have been ready to drift over Arctic waters as early as 2020. Construction of the 84-metre-long and...