1. Antarctic and Sub-Antarctic Program; Universidad de Magallanes; Punta Arenas Chile
2. Centro de Estudios Avanzados en Zonas Áridas; La Serena Chile
3. Faculty of Engineering and Science; Sogn og Fjordane University College; Sogndal Norway
4. Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere; Colorado State University; CO USA
5. U.S. Army Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory, Ft. Wainwright; AK USA
6. Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management; University of Copenhagen; Denmark
7. Department of Civil Engineering and Advanced Mining Technology Center, Facultad de Ciencias Fisicas y Matemáticas; Universidad de Chile; Chile