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APRI – the Austrian Polar Research Institute

The Austrian Polar Research Institute (APRI) is a research consortium that promotes and coordinates research and education in the area of polar sciences at the participating organisations. The APRI involves about 50 scientists in 18 research groups.

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Climate Change

Polartalk #21: The Arctic – Energy balance of a defrosting fridge

The polar caps can be compared with a fridge – energy is constantly extracted from them due to radiation to space and replenished with heat from lower latitudes. Only a slight imbalance between the fluxes is already sufficient to cause…
Austrian Polar Research Station

Julius Nielsen, Station Technician at the Sermilik Polar Research Station

I had the opportunity to meet Julius during my stay at the station in the summer of 2025. He gave me an insight into his daily tasks at the Sermilik station, where temperatures can be extremely low and conditions are…
Events

Invitation to the Sermilik Workshop

We invite you to the workshop “The Sermilik Station from an Arctic Perspective”, which will take place on 27–28 May 2026 at the University of Graz. The Sermilik Research Station in Southeast Greenland, operated by the Institute of Geography and…
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