THE IPICS «OLDEST ICE» CHALLENGE: A NEW TECHNOLOGY TO QUALIFY POTENTIAL SITES
Among the priorities of the International Partnerships in Ice Core Sciences (IPICS) core project of Past Global Changes (IGBP/PAGES), drilling ice as old as 1.5 million years is probably the most emblematic challenge. The search for a potential site in Antarcticahosting such old ice in good stratigr...
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| Main Authors: | , , , |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Russian |
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Nauka
2015-11-01
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| Series: | Лëд и снег |
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| Online Access: | https://ice-snow.igras.ru/jour/article/view/207 |
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| Summary: | Among the priorities of the International Partnerships in Ice Core Sciences (IPICS) core project of Past Global Changes (IGBP/PAGES), drilling ice as old as 1.5 million years is probably the most emblematic challenge. The search for a potential site in Antarcticahosting such old ice in good stratigraphic order is under way. Here we propose an innovative way to rapidly qualify potential sites. We plan to build a probe able to drill down to bedrock within one field season. The probe will embed a laser optical instrument measuring in real time key parameters such as the water isotopic composition of the ice and the concentration of one or more greenhouse gases. |
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| ISSN: | 2076-6734 2412-3765 |