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|  | POLARIN Newsletter #2
| | We hope you're having a great week!
We're excited to share with you some project information and updates. |
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POLARIN Webinar Highlights the Future of Virtual Access for Polar Research |
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| POLARIN Webinar Highlights the Future of Virtual Access for Polar Research On April 9, 2026, POLARIN hosted a webinar on the provision of Virtual Access (VA) for polar research infrastructures (RIs). The event focused on how RIs can provide user-friendly, free, and open online access to scientific data, metadata, and data services, aligning with POLARIN’s mission to enhance data discoverability, … |
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POLARIN Strengthens Collaboration at Annual Retreat and General Assembly in Bologna |
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| POLARIN Strengthens Collaboration at Annual Retreat and General Assembly in Bologna The POLARIN consortium has successfully concluded its three-day annual retreat and General Assembly in Bologna on April 21-23, bringing together partners from across Europe and beyond to advance cooperation, innovation, and access in polar research. Hosted by the National Research Council of Italy, the gathering provided an important opportunity … |
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WhiteIce in Antarctica: Investigating the Surface Scattering Layer |
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| WhiteIce in Antarctica: Investigating the Surface Scattering Layer Understanding how the Antarctic ice surface interacts with the atmosphere is essential for improving climate models. During the 2024–2025 field season, POLARIN Ambassador and Doctoral Researcher at the Lausanne WSL Institute for Snow and avalanche Research SLF, Anja Mödl and colleagues travelled to Mario Zucchelli Station in East Antarctica to investigate the … |
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POLARIN Launches Second TA Call for Access to Core Repositories |
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| POLARIN Launches Second TA Call for Access to Core Repositories The POLARIN project opened its second Transnational Access (TA) Call for Access to Core Repositories on April 7. POLARIN has four core repositories in its network: UiT CORES, BAS-PSCF, AWI-SED, AWI-ICE. In this first call, access will be offered to two repositories: UiT CORES and BAS-PSCF. Researchers seeking access to POLARIN’s core repository sample collections will … |
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| | ABOUT | POLARIN is an international network of polar research infrastructures and their services, aiming at addressing the scientific challenges of the polar regions. The network includes a wide array of complementary and interdisciplinary top level research infrastructures: Arctic and Antarctic research stations, research vessels and icebreakers operating at both poles, observatories, data infrastructures and ice and sediment core repositories. POLARIN will …
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