8. January 2009 11:40
Podcast: Professor Jörn Thiede on the European Research Icebreaker Aurora Borealis
Professor Jörn Thiede from the University of Copenhagen, who is also the former director of the Alfred Wegener Institute (1997 – 2007), speaks about the European Research Icebreaker Aurora Borealis. The development of Aurora Borealis, the first European research vessel for the Arctic, is the main objective of the new 7th Framework Programme (FP7) project ERICON, coordinated by the European Polar Board (EPB). Aurora Borealis will be a unique vessel, a combination of a heavy icebreaker, a scientific drilling ship and a multi-purpose research platform that can operate year-round in all polar waters.
