Ice-resistant floating platform Severny Polyus. Project 00903

VESSEL CLASS

KM Arc5 [2] AUT1-C HELIDECK-F Special purpose ship of Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RS).

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 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".