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Campaign on King George Island 2017

Early November 2016, José Jorquera and Braulio Valdevenito from the University of Santiago arrived to King George island (62° 12’ S; 58° 57’ W, Antarctic Peninsula) beginning the campaign 2016-2017 of measurements at the Antarctic Research Platform (TARP-02) of the University of Santiago. These two researchers remained in Antarctica until mid-December when they were replaced […]
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Campaign at Union Glacier Camp 2016

Dr. Pedro Llanillo from the University of Santiago and Paul  Wachter from the Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR)  carried out a campaign aimed at measuring the broadband albedo and collecting snow samples surrounding  the Union Glacier Camp. These activities will facilitate further studies related to the reflectivity of the Antarctic snow. The campaign lasted […]
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New CORFO Proposal accepted

A 2-year CORFO proposal led by Dr. Raul R. Cordero from the University of Santiago has been accepted by CORFO. It will fund the development of a new Laboratory of Radiometry and Photometry at our host University (USACH). These facilities aim to ensure the Quality of Radiometric and Photometric Measurements in Chile. Part of the project will be conducted […]
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