Ice-resistant floating platform Severny Polyus. Project 00903

Ship class

KM ⍟ Arc5 [1] AUT1-C HELIDECK-F Special purpose ship of Russian Maritime Register of Shipping

A wide range of research operations in the Arctic Ocean performed by the expedition onboard the ice-resistant floating platform:

standard meteorological, actinometric (observation sites on ice and onboard the ship) and aerological observations (onboard the ship);
ice cover research and analysis of its dynamics (on ice testing ranges);
analysis of ice loads, mechanics of deformations and rotting of ice effecting the industrial facilities to improve methods of calculation of local and wide-area ice loads to ships and other engineering facilities, as well as development and testing of monitoring systems for ice loads effecting the industrial facilities;
integrated work on background ecological monitoring of marine environment components;
oceanologic research;
set of field studies to improve methods of hydrometeorological support of development in the Arctic region;
geological and geophysical research to estimate the oil and gas potential of the Arctic basins, as well as for geological mapping;
investigation of physical process due to global and regional climate change;
set of works to support the development of polar crossing aviation including efficient support of weather forecasts, communication and navigation;
medical research;
tasks related to lighting systems for surface and subsea situations in the Arctic Regions;
other tasks in compliance with the Programme of scientific research performed on the drifting ice-resistant self-propelled platform developed by Federal State Budgetary Institution "Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute".