Preservation of Ice Records
Recently, a team of Italian, French, and Norwegian researchers have set up camp in Norway's Svalbard archipelago to preserve crucial ice records for analyzing past environmental conditions.
- The project follows a series of earlier ice core extractions by the Ice Memory Foundation, including operations in the Alps and the Andes.
Key Points
- Ice Extraction: The project aims to extract ice in a series of tubes from as far as 125 meters below the surface, containing frozen geochemical traces dating back three centuries.
- Immediate Analysis and Ice Memory Sanctuary: One set of ice tubes will be used for immediate analysis while a second ....
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