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The Fall 2015 In-Depth newsletter from the National Ice Core Laboratory-Science Management Office (NICL-SMO) is now available online at https://icecores.org/indepth/
In the Fall 2015 issue:
Immerse yourself in ice: The U.S. Ice Drilling Program's "School of Ice"
:: by Linda Morris, Dartmouth College/U.S. Ice Drilling Program Office
International research team drills new Greenland ice core through the Renland ice cap
:: by NICL-SMO
Volcanic eruptions that changed human history
:: Desert Research Institute Press Release
New program directors within Division of Polar Programs
:: by NICL-SMO
Empowering educators at the School of Ice: U.S. Ice Drilling Program Office Offers Educators a Close-Up Look at Ice Core Science
:: by Mike Lucibella, Antarctic Sun editor
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To the casual observer, mid-June may not seem like the ideal time to explore the science of ancient ice. However, last month, as the hot sun beat down outside, a dozen geoscience professors donned boots and thick red parkas to brave sub-zero freezers and learn the secrets embedded in ice many thousands of years old, from the coldest places on Earth.
It might be easy to agree that global climates are changing, but what's driving the change is a much more controversial topic of conversation. Climate scientists are confident that human activity is a main driver, but how did they come to that conclusion? Research at places like the National Ice Core Lab in Lakewood, Colorado, help provide answers.
The Spring 2015 In-Depth Newsletter is now available online at https://icecores.org/indepth/
In the Spring 2015 issue:
Digging the Disko: Developing ice core climate records around Disko Bay, west Greenland
:: by Luke Trusel
Cold and SPICE-y
:: by Mindy Nicewonger
Antarctic ice core reveals how sudden climate changes in North Atlantic moved south
:: NSF Press Release 15-048
Going deep: Drilling project to retrieve longest ice core ever from South Pole
:: by Peter Rejcek, Antarctic Sun editor
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This winter, when many people's imaginations were fixed on the North Pole, a small group of scientists has been working on the other side of the planet. In round-the-clock daylight and frigid temperatures, glaciologists have been drilling an ice core at the South Pole.
Drilling continues through the end of January for the first of two years of a joint project by the University of Washington and the University of California, Irvine. The National Science Foundation is funding the South Pole Ice Core Project to dig into climate history at the planet's southernmost tip.
The Fall 2014 In-Depth Newsletter is now available online at https://icecores.org/indepth/
In the Fall 2014 issue:
NICL Long Range Sustainability Plan
Development of Intermediate Drill set to produce Antarctic ice cores from 1,500 meters
:: by Rachel Walker
NICL Experience Inspires Path Forward
:: by Jen Lennon
IPICS 2nd Open Science Conference
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The Spring 2014 In-Depth Newsletter is now available online at https://icecores.org/indepth/
In the Spring 2014 issue:
An Update on International Partnerships in Ice Core Sciences
:: by Ed Brook, Oregon State University, IPICS co-Chair
Getty Dusty in the Name of Science
:: by Bess Koffman, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Frozen in time: Three-million-year-old landscape still exists beneath the Greenland Ice Sheet
:: NSF Press Release 14-057
Blown Past: Dust found in Antarctic ice cores offers clues to ancient climate
:: by Peter Rejcek, The Antarctic Sun
Young Ice Core Scientists' Network
Brian Bencivengo: Farewell & Thanks!
:: By Richard Nunn, National Ice Core Laboratory
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The Fall 2013 In-Depth Newsletter is now available online at https://icecores.org/indepth/
In the Fall 2013 issue:
The National Ice Core Lab – 2013 and Beyond!
:: by Betty Adrian, Technical Director, NICL
Reconstructing Central Alaskan Precipitation Variability and Atmospheric Circulation over the Past Millennium
:: by Dominic Winski, Dartmouth College
A 2000 Year Record of Atmospheric Aerosols and Gases Collected from the High Arctic
:: by Olivia Maselli, Desert Research Institute
South Pole 1500-meter Ice Core Project
:: by South Pole Ice Core Project Team
NSF, U.S. Antarctic Program partners, working to restore Antarctic research season to the maximum extent possible
:: NSF Press Release 13-182
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It's a scene that's been repeated for the last several summers in the Denver metro area: People bundled in thick coats, wool hats and heavy boots – as if ready for an arctic adventure – step into what appears to be a white-walled workshop. There are table saws and planers and less familiar instruments, including a device that sports electrodes.
This is the ice core processing room for the National Ice Core Laboratory at the Denver Federal Center in Lakewood, Colo., with an ambient temperature of minus 24 degrees Celsius.
It's a freezing cold day inside the National Ice Core Laboratory (NICL) in Denver, Colo., as it is every day of the year. That's because the NICL is a facility for storing and studying ice cores recovered from the polar regions of the world. It's minus 23.3 degrees Celsius (minus 10 degrees Fahrenheit) inside, so everyone is bundled up in ski parkas, insulated gloves and boots. And, saws are buzzing, as scientists from all over the U.S. are measuring and cutting pieces of precious Antarctic glacier ice to take back to their labs for research.