The Harsval project includes also strengthening the mobility of scientists between Polish and Norwegian entities. The outcome will be the integration of the Polish and Norwegian scientific communities, increased cohesion through increased competence and skills, and the creation of new international scientific initiatives based on Polish-Norwegian consortia to solve complex research challenges.
More information about the mobility programme you can found in WP2.

We received a report about the internship to NORCE Norwegian Research Centre from Dr. Joanna Pluto-Kossakowska (Faculty of Geodesy and Cartography, Warsaw University of Technology).

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“The purpose of the internship in NORCE was to establish cooperation and improve skills in radar imaging processing methods for wet snow detection. An active radar system generates and sends microwaves toward the Earth’s surface. The radar (microwave) signal beam, depending on the wavelength, can be partially reflected, scattered or penetrate the material (surface) on which it falls. This largely depends on the physical characteristics of the surface in question, and especially varies for wet and dry snow and ice. These characteristics are used to detect wet snow in circumpolar areas where snow and ice cover dominate. Monitoring their condition is crucial for environmental and climate research, hence the importance of satellite observations and the development of methods for detecting and analyzing melting areas. The results of the study show the high effectiveness of studies from radar data, which were confirmed by analysis on optical imaging with very high resolution.”