Drilling Through the Arctic Ice
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Researchers use ice cores to study the ice sheets and climate conditions of Antarctica. In Figure 10.17, a scientist uses an auger to drill into the ice sheet to retrieve a shallow ice core like the one shown in Figure 10.18.
Figure 10.17 Drilling through the Arctic ice to obtain cores (NOAA Climate Program Office, NABOS 2006 Expedition. Public Domain).
Source: NOAA Climate Program Office, https://www.flickr.com/photos/noaaphotolib/albums/72157624948414233
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