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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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Transportable Antarctic Research Platform (TARP-04) deployed on the Chajnantor Plateau

Our Transportable Antarctic Research Platform (TARP-04) became operational in July 2016 on the Chajnantor plateau (located at 5,200 meters above sea level in the Atacama desert, nearby the ALMA Observatory). TARP-04 is a twin unit of TARP-02, deployed by the University of Santiago (USACH) early 2015 on King George Island (62° 12’ S; 58° 57’ W, Antarctic Peninsula).  TARP-04 is fitted […]
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Transportable Antarctic Research Platform (TARP-02) on King George Island becomes operational

Early 2015, the University of Santiago, in close collaboration with the Chilean Antarctic Institute (INACH), deployed its second Transportable Antarctic Research Platform (TARP-02) on King George Island (62° 12’ S; 58° 57’ W, Antarctic Peninsula). The roughly 10 Tons platform has just become operational supporting state-of-the-art spectral measurements aimed at the retrieval of the total […]
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