

This session is held to present recent research outcomes for Antarctic meteorites and micrometeorites. It will also be an opportunity for general and topical discussion sessions dealing with new data from non-Antarctic meteorites and extraterrestrial materials, and related experimental and theoretical works.
Conveners: Akira Yamaguchi (NIPR)
This session covers the following research topics.
Polar marine biology and ecosystem -including (but not limited to) the studies of environment, biogeochemistry, and method.
Polar terrestrial ecosystem -environment, biodiversity, and biological responses.
Conveners: Ryosuke Makabe and Masaki Uchida (NIPR)
This session covers research topics from the fields of geology, mineralogy, geomorphology, quaternary research, geodesy, and geophysics.
Conveners: Yuichi AOYAMA, and Kenji Horie (NIPR)
This session covers research topics from the fields of atmospheric science, meteorology, glaciology, sea ice, oceanography, and paleoclimatology.
Conveners: Daisuke Goto and Ikumi Oyabu (NIPR)
This session covers the solar-terrestrial science related to topics in the polar upper atmosphere, ionosphere and magnetosphere.
Conveners: Ryuho Kataoka, and Masaki Tsutsumi (NIPR)